Jeff Stelling in talks with BBC and Amazon as rivals lash out after Sky Sports exit

Jeff Stelling is believed to have several proposals from 'top radio stations' Photo: Tom Jenkins/Getty Images.

Jeff Stelling is in talks with the BBC and Amazon as broadcast competitors lash out with offers for the in-demand presenter following his departure from Sky Sports.

A 68-year-old man. , who left Sky after a 30-year stint at the end of the football season, according to media insiders, already has several options.

BBC Radio Five Live and Amazon Prime, which will broadcast the Champions League from 2024/25, are known to be among the top contenders.

«There have been talks» is one of Broadcasters told Telegraph Sport during the race for his signature. «Most of the leading radio stations are on his side.»

Stelling is believed to be serving time on gardening leave before he can start any new deal. After his 25-year stint as host of Soccer Saturday came to an end last month, Stelling tweeted that he would need «a few weeks to evaluate his options and then decide what to do next».

Several members of the football journalists team will face layoffs, and seasoned interviewer Jeff Shrives realized he would be considering his future after after being asked to reduce his terms.

Telegraph Sport also reported on Saturday that Martin Tyler, a seasoned commentator and the voice of the Premier League, is due to leave Sky Sports after 33 years on the job. who will be replaced by Peter Drury.

Drury joined NBC Sports at the start of last season and will continue with NBC, which, like Sky Sports, is owned by US media giant Comcast.

Despite many changes in the Soccer Saturday line-up before Stelling's departure, he left entirely on his own terms.

After Stelling's departure, Sky Sports director of football Gary Hughes said: «He will be greatly missed. Sky Sports will give him the great send-off he deserves before he leaves us at the end of May to spend more Saturdays with his beloved Hartlepool United.