Door shuts on potential Leicester to Wrexham move for Vardy | OneFootball

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·28 April 2025

Door shuts on potential Leicester to Wrexham move for Vardy

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If anyone has an argument for being the top global Premier League superstar, it's Leicester's Jamie Vardy. People who follow the Prem and otherwise know of the striker. In terms of name recognition, the Foxes skipper is up there with Erling Haaland and Mo Salah.

He will soon be leaving LCFC. While sad, in reality it's time. His next landing spot is of continued interest of fans. Some thought Wrexham would be something of an ideal fit. The latest development from the Ryan Reynolds-owned side indicates that his career will not end up in Wales, at least not with the Red Dragons.


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Manager Phil Parkinson has come out to put an end to any discussion of either a Vardy or Kevin De Bruyne addition this summer. While their aim, as is the case with any other club, is to earn promotion, they aren't willing to cross a certain line in their transfer policy in order to achieve that goal.

Club policy would exclude Leicester star

Parkinson spoke on how he's looking to position Wrexham. As shared by FAN banter, the English boss shared:

"That is a challenge, but what we’ve always tried to do is make sure the culture in the club is right and I think that’s key – no superstars, no egos in the dressing room and we’ve got to try and get that balance right again."

This statement all but assures that Vardy will not be leaving Leicester for the Welsh side. Not that the ego part is what hurts his chances. Instead, Parkinson would like to stick with something of an organic strategy in order to grow the club.

He knows the quality needs to increase as one progresses through the tiers of the leagues in England. For him, however, acquiring a known commodity like Vardy or De Bruyne is not the way to go about it. Instead, he believes developing the talent already present or finding a way to lure overlooked prospects is the way to build a roster.

This approach is reasonable enough. Undoubtedly, Vardy would be able to help. A lot of the attention and focus would be on him. It would be a temporary boost, but for Parkinson, stealing the spotlight and attention away from others who have been with the club is not worth what comes in signing an icon like Leicester's Vardy.

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