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Jeff Stelling ‘in talks’ with two ‘leading suitors’ over swift return following Sky Sports exit
According to reports, respected and ‘in-demand’ presenter Jeff Stelling is ‘being courted’ by several broadcasters following his Sky Sports exit.
At a time when summer transfer window silly season is in full flow, it is refreshing to get to write about Stelling’s next move.
The 68-year-old spent over 30 years at Sky Sports and most of his time with the broadcaster was spent as the presenter of Soccer Saturday.
Stelling initially announced towards the end of 2021 that he would be stepping down at the end of the 2021/22 campaign, but he ended up staying on for another season.
Ahead of his departure from Sky Sports this summer, Stelling said. “It’s that time of year every year when I announce I am leaving Sky Sports and Soccer Saturday but this time it is true.
“Thirty fantastic years on Sky, you lot out there (fans) have supported me marvellously – as have Sky – but it’s time to give you a break from all the VAR rants, bad gags and the over the top celebrations when Hartlepool score and give someone else the chance to do this fantastic job.
“I’ve been at Sky for more than 30 years and loved every moment of my time as part of the Soccer Saturday team.”
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Sky Sports’ Director of Football, Gary Hughes added: “After a brilliant 30-plus year career at Sky, including over 25 years as the much-loved host of Soccer Saturday, Jeff Stelling is leaving Sky Sports at the end of the current football season.
“He will be sorely missed. Sky Sports will give him the great send off his remarkable and enduring contribution deserves before he leaves us at the end of May to spend more Saturdays with his beloved Hartlepool United.”
The Telegraph are reporting that Stelling ‘is in talks with BBC and Amazon as broadcast rivals swoop with offers for the in-demand presenter’.
BBC Five Live radio and Amazon Prime are said to be the ‘leading suitors’ in the running for Stelling.
“There have been conversations”, one broadcaster exclusively told The Telegraph amid the race for Stelling’s signature. “Most of the leading stations are in for him.”
It is also noted that Stelling must ‘serve a term of gardening leave before he can begin any new deal’ but he is already ‘weighing up his options’ ahead of the 2023/24 campaign.
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