Gary Lineker will also be appearing as the host of Match of the Day for the next five seasons, the BBC announced on Tuesday. The British public broadcaster reports that Lineker is satisfied with a salary cut of no less than 23 percent, but nevertheless the former assailant’s fee is once again the subject of discussion in England.

Lineker has been a presenter of Match of the Day since 1999, the Premier League summary programme that has been broadcast almost weekly since 1964 on the BBC. In recent years, he was on the payroll of the British public broadcaster for about 1.9 million euros a year, but agreed to a reduction of 23 percent when negotiating a new five-year contract. As a result, Linker has an annual salary of approximately 1.4 million euros and is still the best-paid presenter of the British public broadcaster. BBC.

In England, however, as has been the case for many years, the astonishment remains great about Lineker’s salary. Journalist Toby Young, for example, openly wonders on Twitter whether it might not be an ounce less for the former striker of Barcelona and Tottenham Hotspur, among others. “Great to see you share the pain. But are you sure you can survive at £1.35 million a year? According to my calculations, that means you will only get paid £6.75 million between now and 2025. Will that really be enough for you,” Young cynically addresses the presenter.

Through the same medium, left beats back finely to Young: “I love your bitterness. That makes it all even finer. Cheers“, writes the 59-year-old presenter. By the way, Lineker had already seen the fuss coming, because just before the exchange with Young he had already reacted himself to the news about his new contract: “Oh dear.. I think of the haters in these difficult times.”