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Letโ€™s face it, Karl Stefanovic hasnโ€™t had the best run of late.

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Between Uber-gate and his co-host Lisa Wilkinson leaving the show over a pay dispute, itโ€™s long been expected Karl wonโ€™t be at the Today show desk by yearโ€™s end.

According to a new report by The Daily Telegraph, behind-the-scenes the network have set their sights on Channel Nineโ€™s Adelaide newsreader Brenton Ragless to replace Karl.

Insiders say the 41-year-old is โ€œabsolutely delightfulโ€ and would be the perfect fit for the coveted gig.

Those who have worked with Ragless tell the publication he is โ€œfunnyโ€, โ€œwarmโ€, โ€œengagingโ€ and โ€œdecentโ€ and โ€œnot just a Stefanovic clone.โ€

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Adding that the television presenter would be โ€œexcellent value for money.โ€

Meanwhile other names in the running include Ninja Warrior host and Karlโ€™s long-running fill-in Ben Fordham and Channel Seven newsreader Michael Usher.

Last month, Womanโ€™s Day revealed Ben was being groomed to take over from Karl by next year.

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โ€œ(Nine management) plan to wheel Karl out as much as possible for 60 Minutes assignments, which will justify his absence from Today.โ€

โ€œBen Fordham will fill in while heโ€™s gone, prepping him to take over in January 2019.โ€

With a diverse path that eventually led to presenting, including bus driving, PR and radio, Ragless is being labelled as the networkโ€™s new โ€œAussie every manโ€, the Telegraph report.

In March, Karlโ€™s future with Nine was put under intense pressure after a local outlet published details of a private conversation he had with his brother Peter Stefanovic.

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The driver claimed Karl complained to Peter about his new Today co-host Georgie Gardner, saying she needs to โ€œstep upโ€ if she โ€œwanted to stay on the show.โ€

The Nine star also apparently vented that Georgie โ€œdidnโ€™t have enough opinionsโ€ and accused her of โ€œsitting on the fence.โ€

The 43-year-old also said the Nine bosses were โ€œout of touchโ€ and โ€œdidnโ€™t know anything.โ€

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Want more juicy Aussie gossip? Listen to the latest episode of the Womanโ€™s Day Uncensored podcast

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