Vardy extends his contract with the Foxes

The 19/20 Golden Boot winner, Jamie Vardy, has been rewarded by his current club, Leicester, with a pay rise and an extra year on his current deal.

 

His current contract was due to expire in two years time but a renewal means he will stay in the club beyond his 36th birthday.

Vardy scored 23 Premier League goals in the 19/20 season, warding off competition from Pierre Emerick Aubameyang and Danny Ings, both getting got 22 goals apiece, and also helping Leicester to secure a spot in Europe for the 20/21 season.

 

“The journey that I’ve been on with this football club is hard to describe, and although we’ve accomplished so much together already, I know that I’ve got so much more to achieve with this team, so it’s a special feeling to be able to commit my future to Leicester City once again.”

“I love playing my football in front of our fans at King Power Stadium and I’m delighted to continue this journey at such an exciting time for the club.”

“We’ve a fantastic team that I believe is capable of getting even better and I can’t wait to see what we can achieve together in the next few years,” he told the club’s website.

 

He is currently Leicetser’s fourth highst goalscorer of all times bagging 129 goals in 309 appearances for the Foxes.