Lineker thought he had ‘special agreement’ with Tim Davie over tweets says agent

The row was sparked after Lineker was taken off air for a tweet comparing the language used to launch a new asylum seeker policy to that of 1930s Germany.

Lineker thought he had ‘special agreement’ with Tim Davie over tweets, says agent (James Manning/PA)

Gary Lineker believed he had a “special agreement” with the BBC director-general to tweet about refugees and immigration, his agent has said.

Jon Holmes, who represents the Match Of The Day host, said the impartiality row resulting from Lineker’s recent online action had “collapsed into a shambles” despite his efforts to have everyone “calm down”.