Jamie Vardy Leicester City future: transfer twist, wage claim, Maresca hint

Jamie Vardy’s future is firmly in the spotlight as his Leicester City contract comes to an end.

The Foxes legend has already revealed he has no plans to hang up his boots this summer when his current deal at the King Power Stadium expires, with manager Enzo Maresca letting the 37-year-old, who scored 20 of goals this season, to fire him. to the Championship title and back to the Premier League, he will be offered a new contract.

City have been told it would be “foolish” not to keep the prolific striker at the club as they return to English football’s top flight, but with no new deal yet signed and sealed, it leaves the door open to a potential exit this summer. . Here’s everything we know so far…

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Vardy reveals the decision

Jamie Vardy has spoken about his future as the end of his contract approaches.

Speaking ahead of City’s title win at Preston, Vardy was asked if he wanted another crack at the Premier League and said: “I’m not ready to hang up the boots yet, my legs feel good. I feel as fit as ever, so we’ll see what happens.”

Maresca leaves a hint

Enzo Maresca feels Jamie Vardy is not done at Leicester City just yet, with the manager suggesting a new contract could be headed his way.

The manager said: “It’s all season when you ask about Jamie! Jamie Vardy is Leicester. Jamie Vardy, I haven’t discovered him. Jamie Vardy will always score goals in his life.

“He will score goals until he is 45 because scoring goals is in his blood. We are very lucky that he is our player. He scored many goals.

“Not yet (we haven’t discussed the contract) because the target was to finish properly. We have a game on Saturday and then we sit down, but my feeling is that he will stay. This is just my feeling, but if I had to decide…”

The city sent a “nonsense” message.

Leicester City have been told it would be “stupid” not to hand Jamie Vardy a new contract.

Former Liverpool and Aston Villa defender Stephen Warnock believes Leicester would be foolish to let Vardy leave when his current contract expires at the end of the season, but suggests Vardy will likely have to accept lower wages to stay at the club.

“I think you’d be a fool to get rid of him,” he said. “He understands the Premier League, he has a winning mentality and he knows dressing rooms from people I’ve spoken to.

“He won’t be able to command what he’s doing at the moment because of his age, but he’s always spoken so highly of Leicester City and the opportunity they’ve given him and he’s paying them back.

“As he starts later in his career, I think there will be an element of ‘listen, I’ll sing for whatever you give me.’ I think it would be a very wise decision to sign him up for another year,” he added, speaking to Football League World.

Transfer to Hollywood?

Wrexham chief executive Humphrey Ker has refused to rule out a transfer move for Leicester City legend Jamie Vardy.

Wrexham are planning for life in League One next season after winning promotion for the second consecutive season under Hollywood owners Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds. And when asked if he could make a move for Vardy, Ker refused to rule anything out.

“There’s nothing to say that Jamie Vardy wouldn’t be a great player at Wrexham,” Ker told SPORTbible. “It’s not a name we’ve mentioned before inside the building, but the age and profile wouldn’t let us down.”

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