Graeme Souness will step down from his Sky Sports activities punditry duties as the top of the 2022/23 season, in response to studies.
The 69-year-old has been a daily for the broadcaster for over a decade after turning his consideration to media work following his final managerial job at Newcastle in 2006. He has since turned a well-known face on Sky, showing alongside the likes of Roy Keane, Micah Richards and Jamie Redknapp all through the years.
The previous Liverpool gamers and supervisor has been identified to place pen to paper in three-year contracts with Sky, which mirrored the broadcaster's contracts to point out Premier League matches. However the participant and supervisor turned pundit solely signed a one 12 months deal this time round, in response to The Athletic, that means he may properly bow out on the finish of the present marketing campaign. Sky are set to point out an enormous 128 of England's prime flight clashes throughout the subsequent cycle of TV proper - which runs from 2022 to 2025 - after agreeing a deal in Could final 12 months. And it appears the broadcaster will use the brand new time period to introduce some new faces to its punditry line-up.
Souness additionally works for talkSPORT, however there are not any rumours surrounding his place there for now. If he departs, he is not going to be the primary acquainted face to depart the broadcaster. Sky have made headlines over the previous 12 months or so after phasing out the likes of Matt Le Tissier, Charlie Nicholas and Phil Thompson from its soccer programming.
Presenter Jeff Stelling was set to comply with the departures on the finish of the season, however he as an alternative introduced he was staying put to proceed internet hosting Soccer Saturday for the 2022/23 marketing campaign.
Chris Kamara additionally took a step again from Soccer Saturday, though his departure was right down to well being causes.
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