Toby Young trolled Gary Lineker over his pay packet and the Match of the Day man’s comeback was priceless

Gary Lineker has signed a new 5-year deal with the BBC, taking a 25% pay cut which still leaves him the corporation’s highest earner, making £1.3m a year.

Here’s what the Match of the Day presenter had to say about it on Twitter.

Oh dear. Thoughts are with the haters at this difficult time. https://t.co/r41naocRcI

— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) September 15, 2020

And it didn’t take long for one of the people Lineker might have had in mind to get in touch.

https://twitter.com/toadmeister/status/1305834509917728768?s=20

And the comeback was priceless.

Love your bitterness. Makes it so much more satisfying. Cheers. 👍🏻

— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) September 15, 2020

Separate but related, was this.

I'm absolutely disgusted that @GaryLineker has taken a 23% pay cut in the same month he's said he's taking in a refugee.
How the hell are we supposed to hate you now, Jugs? https://t.co/Qoa67Izm0x

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) September 15, 2020

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