New Premier League TV Deal

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[Marc Overmars]

Gary Lineker's BBC future is in doubt amid claims he is interested in quitting to move to BT.

The Match of the Day host is considering jumping ship to broadcaster BT to front its new sports channel.

Earlier this year, the phone company won live rights to 38 Premier League games a year from 2013 after paying £738million.

It now wants a big name presenter to front the channel and has set aside 'serious money' to pay for the right person.

[B]A BT spokesman told MailOnline the company was looking for 'top talent' and said it had been approached by many agents on behalf of their clients - although nothing had been decided yet.

Representatives of Lineker have been in touch with the company to voice an interest in the role on his behalf.

The BT spokesman said: 'He's not anymore of a candidate than anyone else. We haven't had any meetings and we haven't spoken to anyone.'

However, he added: 'We are looking for serious talent to front the programme. Of course Gary is the Match of the Day presenter, he's got pedigree and stature.'

Rumours surrounding a possible BBC exit come as the 51-year-old former England and Spurs player is facing a pay cut to his £2million-a-year salary.

MOTD pundit Alan Hanson has already taken a £500,000 pay-cut and Lineker is expected to do the same as part of the BBC's economy drive.

His contract is also due to expire in August next year leaving the door open for a possible move.

At the moment, the Surrey-based presenter, who is also fronting the London 2012 Olympic Games, has to travel to the new BBC studios in Salford, Manchester where Match of the Day is filmed.

Last month, the Premier League cashed in with a new £3.018billion deal which splits domestic broadcast rights between BSkyB and BT.

The phenomenal deal for 2013-16 is a massive £1.254billion - 70 per cent - increase on the current deal, which is shared between Sky and U.S.-based sports network ESPN.

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Bye.

[Cripps_orig]

BBC

They are on their last legs

Only Eastenders can save them now

[Cripps_orig]

BBC

They are on their last legs

Only Eastenders can save them now

[GP]

Hopefully they can replace him with someone better, like they did when they sacked Jonathan Ross.

[Coney]

Bye.

At the moment, the Surrey-based presenter, who is also fronting the London 2012 Olympic Games, has to travel to the new BBC studios in Salford, Manchester where Match of the Day is filmed.

Must be awful for a manu supporter and SAF arse-licker to have to travel from Surrey to Manchester. Ah yes - Gary Arselicker. That works.

[Coney]

Hopefully they can replace him with someone better, like they did when they sacked Jonathan Ross.

They can bring back Adrian Chiles.

[GP]

They can bring back Adrian Chiles.

Hope so.

Though I assume when you say 'bring back' you really mean 'execute'

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Knowing the BBC though they'd just promote Manish Bhasin and Steve Claridge from The Football League Show.

And that would actually be worse than Gary and the Old Boys.

[Marc Overmars]

Michael Owen is going to be a co-commentator for BT.

Owen Hargreaves, Steve McManaman and David James will be pundits.

Most weirdly, Rio is going to be an interviewer.