James Corden is alleged to be the favorite to exchange Gary Lineker as Match of the Day host after he revealed that he'll step down as presenter of US present The Late Late Present.
Corden, who has hosted the favored discuss present since 2015 after taking on from Craig Ferguson, introduced this week that he can be leaving.
Initially, his contract was attributable to expire this summer time, however an extension will see him proceed to current the present till spring 2023.
When it comes to deciding on his subsequent undertaking, hypothesis is rife about which undertaking he'll take up subsequent. In keeping with OLBG, the Sports activities Betting Neighborhood, the 43-year-old has been priced at 4/1 to exchange Lineker on Match of the Day, which has been operating since 1964.
In keeping with The Each day Star Lineker's future with Match of the Day has come below query in current months because the 61-year-old is without doubt one of the highest-paid figures on the BBC. The previous Tottenham and Leicester striker has introduced the highlights present since 1999 and is known to earn £1.36m-a-year, dropping his wage from £1.75-a-year in 2020.
He lately left his function at BT Sport to comply with Leicester on their Europa League journey earlier than their group stage exit.
Having fallen right down to the Europa Convention League, the Foxes have been overwhelmed by Roma on Thursday evening within the semi-final, with Lineker taking the journey to Rome.
And there are some query marks as as to if he needs to cut back his commitments in the direction of the top of his media profession.
Whereas UK bookmakers are inclined to recommend Corden can have a shot on the MOTD gig if the chance arises, the percentages of him internet hosting a weekend discuss present again within the UK are maybe extra life like.
The Englishman has develop into a well known determine in America over the last seven years, inviting visitors with the likes of Paul McCartney, Woman Gaga and Michelle Obama on the present.
Corden has been priced at 1/2, whereas he's a 3/1 shot to develop into the host of Large Brother and 6/1 to host the X Issue, ought to he return to tv within the close to future.
A spokesperson for Coral stated of the Gavin and Stacey star and co-creator: "[He's] unlikely to be in need of any work provides when he returns to the UK. We make him odds-on to host a late-night chat present on these shores."
The Gavin and Stacey icon is a self-proclaimed West Ham fan and had beforehand hinted he needed to return to the UK after feeling "homesick," as he instructed The Solar in 2020: "Ending the present will all the time be an even bigger household determination than an expert one. It is going to be about folks at house who we miss very, very a lot, who we're homesick for.
"I additionally really feel like my spouse and I've three younger kids, and they're three younger grandchildren that we’ve taken away from folks. This most likely feels significantly magnified now throughout the pandemic, however I've an awesome feeling that our household has walked to the beat of my drum for a really very long time."
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