Jamie Vardy leaving Leicester after 13 years as club gets relegated from Premier League
Jamie Vardy has announced that he will be leaving Leicester City after playing at the Premier League club for 13 years. The club was relegated from the Premier League. Vardy had helped the club clinch the Premier League title in 2016, defying preseason odds of 5,000-1. The club hailed Vardy’s influence at the club over the 13 years, calling him their “greatest ever player.” With the striker at the tip of the spear, the club had completed what will be one of the greatest underdog stories in sporting history. The 38-year-old former England international will depart at the end of the season. Just two days back, Vardy had posted a stinging rebuke of the club’s season so far, calling their season a “total embarrassment.” Vardy said there was “anger” but also “sadness” within him about the season where the club’s relegation was confirmed with five matches in EPL still to play. “Nine years ago, we did the impossible — we won the Premier League,” Vardy said in a video message on Instagram in which he …
