Gary Lineker pokes enjoyable at rumours over his Match of the Day future with cheeky opening to Saturday’s present amid solutions his time on flagship BBC programme could possibly be ending

Gary Lineker cheekily fooled Match of the Day followers in his opening monologue as rumours continued to swirl that it will be his ultimate look on the BBC flagship soccer present.

The presenter was earlier noticed catching a practice forward of Saturday night’s programme, which featured highlights of close-fought victories for title contenders Manchester Metropolis, Liverpool and Arsenal, in addition to Brentford’s 5-3 victory over Wolves.

This week MailOnline revealed how an e mail had been circulating showing to counsel that bosses had been drawing up an announcement to be launched asserting his departure after 25 years on the present.

And on Saturday evening, Lineker poked enjoyable on the mounting hypothesis over his future with an audacious opening to the much-loved programme.

He stated: ‘Seven matches on the way in which and it is my ultimate present… earlier than the worldwide break.’ 

MailOnline revealed how an e mail had been circulated showing to counsel that bosses had been drawing up an announcement to be launched asserting his departure

Lineker was suspended from Match of the Day three days after he posted a string of anti-Tory tweets in March 2023, however later returned 

The message circulating purports to be from the broadcaster’s director of sport, Alex Kay-Jelski, and seems to function an announcement asserting the previous England striker’s withdrawal from presenting the enduring present.

It has not been potential to confirm the authenticity of the e-mail and the BBC insists that he stays contracted till the top of the season.

When MailOnline approached the BBC we had been informed: ‘We’ve nothing to announce, and we have now not agreed subsequent steps with regard to his contract. He’s on contract till the top of the season.’

It comes after boxing promoter Frank Warren slammed Lineker’s views on immigration in a rant. 

The presenter was suspended from Match of the Day three days after he posted a string of anti-Tory tweets on March 7, 2023.

The previous England soccer captain known as the federal government’s migrant crackdown ‘immeasurably merciless’ and likened it to Nazi Germany, which critics stated breached the Beeb’s strict impartiality guidelines.

Lineker, who’s the BBC’s highest paid star with earnings of £1.35million a 12 months, later returned to his position after colleagues boycotted the flagship present in his honour. 

Warren, 72, has now lambasted Lineker’s determination to outspokenly criticise the coverage and insisted ‘the floodgates have opened’.

The Londoner stated chatting with the Telegraph: ‘I do not assume it’s best to need to be ashamed about being British. 

‘However in case you’re a white man, over 50 years of age, you are beginning to be handled as an outsider, as in case you do not matter.’

Requested whether or not he appears like an outsider, Warren responded: ‘Not significantly. I am fortunate. I am in a enterprise the place individuals need free tickets.

Warren, 72, has lambasted the presenter’s determination to outspokenly criticise the coverage

Lineker has been the topic of hypothesis over his future with the BBC for months 

‘However I do see the difficulty elsewhere, and I do not assume it is proper.

‘I did not agree with Gary Lineker final 12 months when he put out that tweet concerning the Conservatives’ asylum coverage, saying it was much like Thirties Germany.

‘Significantly, what the f*** are you speaking about? Nazi Germany? We’re permitting individuals in, not taking their property off them.

‘We’re a welcoming nation. However we needs to be welcoming authorized immigrants, making them undergo the method.

‘This unlawful dimension is altering the dynamics round colleges, housing, hospitals. It’s very unacceptable.’