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Under fire Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson has broken his silence over the prospect of getting the sack from the BBC, saying: “Well, it’s coming, isn’t it?”

When asked if he was worried about getting the boot, the controversial motor show host told The Mirror: “Honestly, it’s very soon. Let’s just let sleeping dogs lie for the moment.”

Clarkson was seen laughing and joking with pals at the Hollywood Arms pub in plush West London amid his troubles after being accused of punching a producer of the show in the face on set in Newcastle last week.

He arrived at the pub, a popular haunt of Chelsea fans, before the team’s home matches at nearby Stamford Bridge, at around 6pm.

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He mixed with fellow supporters outside the pub while smoking cigarettes and drinking a pint before Chelsea’s crunch Champions League match against Paris St Germain.

When asked about the allegations of him striking his colleague in the face he chose to refer to one of Chelsea’s ex players, who was due to play against his former side after signing for Paris St Germain last summer.

He said: “I just want David Luis to be miles out of where he’s supposed to be and then we can laugh at him and go, ‘40 million quid, thank you very much’.”

Adding to the topic of football, Clarkson made a plea to the Chelsea hierarchy to not press ahead with rumours they are lining up to sell their world class goalkeeper Petr Cech.

He said: “What worries me is that he’s my favourite football player in the world. Cech’s a god, in my opinion.”

Asked again about the alleged fracas that led to his suspension from the Beeb this week, he said: “Honestly, I’m not saying anything about anything but good job for finding me. That’s good Mirror work.”

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Later on Clarkson laughed and joked in the stands at Stamford Bridge as he watched Chelsea's Champions League second-leg clash.

The Top Gear presenter caught up with friends including Frank Lampard Sr. and took his seat behind Adele's boyfriend Simon Konecki.

Earlier in the day, Clarkson was bombarded with questions about the suspension as he left his Kensington flat where he announced that he’d still be able to get to the game.

Despite the mayhem surrounding the fracas which took place between him and one of the show’s producers, Oisin Tymon, he joked that he would still be “able to get to the Chelsea match tonight”.

And that he did - though the extra-time defeat to PSG will have sent him home grumpy.

Former PSG player David Beckham was also at the match along with his sons, Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz.

It has emerged that Clarkson may quit the BBC even if he’s cleared of allegedly hitting the producer - as he joked he was “just off to the Job Centre”.

Sources close to the presenter have indicated he could walk away from the show when his contract runs out at the end of the month.

The 54-year-old’s relationship with BBC executives, thought to include BBC boss Danny Cohen, has become increasingly fraught.

The BBC have confirmed they are investigating what happened between Clarkson and Tymon before making any decision as to his future.

But a source said: “Clarkson could easily walk away on his own terms.”

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Both ITV and Channel 4 have previously tried to poach Clarkson from the Beeb and would be waiting in the wings with big-money offers.

The BBC has postponed the final three episodes of the current Top Gear series – a decision which could land them with a multi-million pound bill.

The Beeb could be liable for penalty payments for failing to deliver the final episodes of the series on time to other countries.

Clarkson has reportedly consulted his lawyer ahead of any meeting with the BBC.

Such a meeting would include BBC director general Tony Hall and Cohen.