Every one of the 5,000 odds magicians left and sought greener pastures, but the man who was their main source of goals decided to marry Leicester City
Every one of the 5,000 odds magicians left and sought greener pastures, but the man who was their main source of goals decided to marry Leicester City for a decade and over.
Jamie Richard Vardy, 38, joined Leicester in 2013 from Fleetwood Town after scoring 31 goals in 36 games for the Conference Premier Club (5th tier).
The striker’s pace, aggression and finishing caught the attention of the Foxes’ scouts, who decided to splash £1M, which rose to £1.7M due to add on clause, a non-league record, on the talented young English man ahead of the 2012-13 Championship season.
He helped the club achieve promotion in 2014. Vardy, in 2015-16, helped Leicester City win the Premier League against all odds.
The betting companies placed a whopping 5,000 odds on Leicester City winning the English Premier League, but they shocked everyone and did the unthinkable under Italian master tactician Claudio Ranieri.
Their success story was led by Jamie Vardy, N’golo Kante, Riyad Mahrez, Peter Schmeichel and Marc Albrighton among so many stars, but the English forward’s impact was the biggest.
Leicester City has been relegated back to the Championship after a disastrous campaign in the Premier League under Ruud Vam Nistelrooy.
The club has already started planning life in the 2025-26 Championship season and the biggest news they have announced is Vardy’s decision to part ways with the club.
His announcement signals the end of an era for the club and they must start everything afresh.
Vardy won the FA Cup and FA Community Shield in 2021 for Leicester City. He could go down as the club’s Greatest Player of All Time. He has made 436 appearances having scored 181 goals for the club.
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