The TV company's press department has not wanted to comment on the information, but according to BBC News, the news will be officially announced on Tuesday. The program shows highlights from each league round and has been broadcast since 1964.
According to The Sun, which was the first to report the news, Lineker will not leave BBC entirely. Not until after Lineker has led the company's broadcasts of the World Championship 2026 in the USA, Canada, and Mexico will he quit.
The profile and BBC ended up in conflict with each other in March last year. Then Lineker was suspended for a few days after he criticized the British government and compared formulations in a new asylum law with Nazi Germany.
The experts and former national team strikers Ian Wright and Alan Shearer showed their support for Lineker by going on a sympathy strike. For example, a broadcast of "Match of the Day" was shown without experts and presenters.
Lineker became top scorer in the World Championship in Mexico 1986 with six goals and had a successful professional career in clubs such as Leicester, Everton, Barcelona, and Tottenham.
