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Jamie Vardy to leave Leicester City for new club after illustrious 13 years
Jamie Vardy will leave Leicester City at the end of the 2024/25 season, is has been announced. Vardy is arguably the Foxes’ greatest ever player, having won the Premier League and FA Cup during an illustrious 13 years. Vardy was a Premier League champion with Leicester The 38-year-old, who cost Leicester just £1million from Fleetwood in 2012, announced the news via social media on Thursday. Vardy also confirmed in that message that he will not be retiring, which officially puts him on the hunt for a new club. talkSPORT understands the striker already has offers from the MLS after Leicester failed to offer him a new deal. Last summer, Charlotte FC boss Dean Smith sounded out Vardy over a possible move, while he still has suitors in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Pro League club Al Khaleej tried to sign him in 2023, but were put off by his £4m net salary request and injury record. He has also not ruled out staying in the Premier League. The club also released a statement alongside his message confirming that his final game at the King Power Stadium will be on Saturday, May 18 against Ipswich. “Jamie is unique,” Leicester chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha said, via the club website. “He is a special player and an even more special person. He holds a place in the hearts of everyone connected to Leicester City, and 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. Vardy did not hold back in his assessment of Leicester’s season – now he is leavingGetty Vardy has terrorised defences up and down the country for yearsGetty “On behalf of everyone at Leicester City, I wish Jamie and his family the very best for the future and I know our supporters will join us in giving him the send-off he deserves at the end of this season.” Vardy is Leicester’s record scorer with 198 goals in 496 appearances, 143 of those goals came in the Premier League. His announcement comes following the Foxes’ relegation back to the Championship after a difficult first season back in the top flight. Vardy branded the season a ‘total embarrassment’ on social media as he apologised to the fans. Speaking on his exit, Vardy said on social media: “I have been here so long that I truly thought it would never end. This has not only been really difficult for me to write but also a really difficult decision to make. “Leicester City has been my second home, my extended family, my life for 13 years. The club, the city, the people, means so much to me and my family. It is a place that has shaped the lives of our kids who have been so lucky to call Leicester home for so long but for me the time has come to say goodbye. Jamie Vardy's Leicester career 496 appearances 198 goals 69 assists Premier League winner FA Cup winner Consecutive Premier League goal record “Nine years ago we did the impossible, we won the Premier League. We then went on to win the FA Cup, that was for you Vichai, and we reached the Champions League quarter-finals and before that we pulled off the great escape. Those good memories will last a lifetime. “The list of people to thank is long: starting with Khun Vichai, Khun Top, and Nigel Pearson, for giving me, a 25-year-old non-league striker, the opportunity to not just become a professional footballer but to play for this great club. You believed in me and I hope I repaid your faith. A big thank you also to Susan Whelan for her constant support and of course my wife Becky and the children for being my rock each and every day. “Thanks also to all the other managers, coaches and staff who have helped me and, in some cases, put up with me. To my teammates: it has been an absolute privilege to play alongside you, in particular the band of brothers from 2016. “As for the fans, you took me to your hearts, you stuck with me through the difficult times at the beginning, and you inspired me to be the best that I could be. “I’ve always felt your support and I can’t begin to tell you how good that made me feel on the pitch. I will always be one of you. My only regret, and I’m devastated about this, is that I’m not saying farewell to you on the back of a much better season. This isn’t the way I wanted my career here to finish.” Vardy will now be on the hunt for a new club, something he spoke about in the video. He added: “Finally, this isn’t retirement: I want to keep playing and doing what I enjoy doing most, scoring goals. “Hopefully there is one or two more for Leicester between now and the end of the season, and many more in the future. I might be 38 but I’ve still got the desire and ambition to achieve so much more.”
Jamie Vardy will leave Leicester City at the end of the 2024/25 season, is has been announced.
Vardy is arguably the Foxes’ greatest ever player, having won the Premier League and FA Cup during an illustrious 13 years.
The 38-year-old, who cost Leicester just £1million from Fleetwood in 2012, announced the news via social media on Thursday.
Vardy also confirmed in that message that he will not be retiring, which officially puts him on the hunt for a new club.
talkSPORT understands the striker already has offers from the MLS after Leicester failed to offer him a new deal.
Last summer, Charlotte FC boss Dean Smith sounded out Vardy over a possible move, while he still has suitors in Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Pro League club Al Khaleej tried to sign him in 2023, but were put off by his £4m net salary request and injury record.
He has also not ruled out staying in the Premier League.
The club also released a statement alongside his message confirming that his final game at the King Power Stadium will be on Saturday, May 18 against Ipswich.
“Jamie is unique,” Leicester chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha said, via the club website.
“He is a special player and an even more special person. He holds a place in the hearts of everyone connected to Leicester City, and 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 and I know our supporters will join us in giving him the send-off he deserves at the end of this season.”
Vardy is Leicester’s record scorer with 198 goals in 496 appearances, 143 of those goals came in the Premier League.
His announcement comes following the Foxes’ relegation back to the Championship after a difficult first season back in the top flight.
Vardy branded the season a ‘total embarrassment’ on social media as he apologised to the fans.
Speaking on his exit, Vardy said on social media: “I have been here so long that I truly thought it would never end. This has not only been really difficult for me to write but also a really difficult decision to make.
“Leicester City has been my second home, my extended family, my life for 13 years. The club, the city, the people, means so much to me and my family. It is a place that has shaped the lives of our kids who have been so lucky to call Leicester home for so long but for me the time has come to say goodbye.
Jamie Vardy's Leicester career
496 appearances
198 goals
69 assists
Premier League winner
FA Cup winner
Consecutive Premier League goal record
“Nine years ago we did the impossible, we won the Premier League. We then went on to win the FA Cup, that was for you Vichai, and we reached the Champions League quarter-finals and before that we pulled off the great escape. Those good memories will last a lifetime.
“The list of people to thank is long: starting with Khun Vichai, Khun Top, and Nigel Pearson, for giving me, a 25-year-old non-league striker, the opportunity to not just become a professional footballer but to play for this great club. You believed in me and I hope I repaid your faith. A big thank you also to Susan Whelan for her constant support and of course my wife Becky and the children for being my rock each and every day.
“Thanks also to all the other managers, coaches and staff who have helped me and, in some cases, put up with me. To my teammates: it has been an absolute privilege to play alongside you, in particular the band of brothers from 2016.
“As for the fans, you took me to your hearts, you stuck with me through the difficult times at the beginning, and you inspired me to be the best that I could be.
“I’ve always felt your support and I can’t begin to tell you how good that made me feel on the pitch. I will always be one of you. My only regret, and I’m devastated about this, is that I’m not saying farewell to you on the back of a much better season. This isn’t the way I wanted my career here to finish.”
Vardy will now be on the hunt for a new club, something he spoke about in the video.
He added: “Finally, this isn’t retirement: I want to keep playing and doing what I enjoy doing most, scoring goals.
“Hopefully there is one or two more for Leicester between now and the end of the season, and many more in the future. I might be 38 but I’ve still got the desire and ambition to achieve so much more.”
