Gary's off the bench

‘POSITIVE TALKS’ WITH BBC CHIEFS

- NICOLA METHVEN

GARY Lineker is poised to return to Match Of The Day next week. 

It follows “positive” talks over the weekend between his representatives and the BBC.

Last night there was growing confidence the presenter would be back in time for next week end’s FA Cup quarter finals.

A source said crisis talks had been “progressing very positively, in a way that gives hope of reaching a resolution soon”.