🥳 Never too late to join the party: cult hero shines in top league at 38 | OneFootball

Jamie Vardy is currently showing Serie A that age in football is truly just a number. At 38 years old and full of ambition, the former Leicester captain is now rocking the Italian fields in the jersey of US Cremonese.

When Vardy moved to Lombardy on a free transfer last summer, many dismissed it as a PR move. A cult player for the locker room, a bit of Premier League flair, done.

But the Englishman had no intention of being relegated to the role of a nice anecdote. Instead, he consistently delivers as if he had been beamed back to his prime. Intelligent runs, ice-cold finishes, and high-speed sprints that shouldn't be legal for someone nearly 39 characterize his style of play.

The recent brace in the 3-1 win against FC Bologna, unbeaten in twelve competitive matches, was just the icing on the cake. The game itself? Nice. The bigger picture? Impressive! Four goals in nine matches and a top speed close to 30 km/h are stats that would make many under-30 strikers envious.

And on the side, Vardy is also on the verge of making history: only Gianfranco Zola has scored more goals (9) in a Serie A season as a player over 38. If the veteran scores six more times this season, he can claim this record as his own.

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But his influence goes far beyond any statistics. In Cremona, they rave about him. Vardy is a role model, a motivator, and a true professional, emphasizes coach Davide Nicola repeatedly.

Teammate Matteo Bianchetti makes it clear: "Jamie inspires the young players and is a role model for everyone. Having him on the team is a privilege."

Also thanks to Vardy, Cremonese, as a promoted team, is surprisingly mixing it up in the midfield, cautiously dreaming of more, and enjoying one thing above all: a Vardy party that just won't end and is being given an Italian flair on the final stretch after decades in the rough English Midlands.

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