Lineker joked about his future again on The Rest is Football with co-hosts Alan Shearer and Micah Richards.
Shearer told him: “Me and Micah have been worried about you the last few days. Can you tell us anything about your contract?
“It’s like you, [Mo] Salah, [Virgil] Van Dijk and Trent [Alexander-Arnold] are all coming to the end of your contract. What’s going on? Inform us, please.”
Lineker replied: “I think there is one significant difference – Liverpool fans really care about those three.”
He added that it had been “a strange few days”, and that his co-stars are “in a similar predicament”.
“So perhaps you’ll have the Daily Mail on your doorstep tomorrow now that they know that.”
When Richards remarked that he had been given odds of 4-1 to take over, Lineker replied: “Four to one? Blimey. I’d love to see you take over. I think you’d be brilliant in the chair.”
“No, I wouldn’t!” Richards laughed.
Shearer jokingly told the former Manchester City defender: “That is a massive concern. I’m not signing my new contract if you’re the presenter, by the way.”
Lineker has hosted Match of the Day since 1999 and is the ‘s highest-paid star, of those whose salaries are declared, earning more than £1.3m a year.
However, the former footballer has also been involved in controversy at the corporation because of his social media activity.
He was briefly suspended by bosses last year after an outcry over a post about the UK’s asylum policy.
Responding to the speculation about his future on Thursday, a spokesperson said: “We have nothing to announce, and we have not agreed next steps with regard to his contract.
“He is under contract until the end of the season.”
