Leicester confirm Jamie Vardy to leave club this summer | OneFootball

Leicester City have confirmed that Jamie Vardy will leave the club at the end of the current season.

Vardy will call time on a decorated career with the Foxes, who have labelled the forward as the club’s greatest ever player’.

The 38-year-old has spent 13 years with Leicester. During that time, he has scored 198 goals in 495 appearances after arriving from non-league Fleetwood Town for just £1m.

Vardy was named FWA Footballer of the Year after scoring 24 league goals during Leicester’s stunning Premier League title success in 2015/16. He went on to win the Premier League’s Golden Boot in 2019/20 and helped the Foxes to a maiden FA Cup success in 2021. When star names including Riyad Mahrez and N’Golo Kante moved on, Vardy turned down interest from rival clubs to stay with Leicester.

After announcing his exit, Leicester City Chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha said Leicester are ‘endlessly grateful’ for Vardy’s time at the King Power Stadium.

“Jamie is unique. He is a special player and an even more special person,” he said to the club’s official website.

“He holds a place in the hearts of everyone connected to Leicester City. He certainly has my deepest respect and affection. I am endlessly grateful for everything he has given to this Football Club.

“Although Jamie’s time with us as a player is ending, he and his family will always be welcomed back to King Power Stadium with open arms after all he has achieved. On behalf of everyone at Leicester City, I wish Jamie and his family the very best for the future. I know our supporters will join us in giving him the send-off he deserves at the end of this season.”

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