Jamie Vardy signs contract extension until the summer of 2024

Jamie Vardy’s current deal was set to expire next summer but he has now extended his spell with the Foxes, which began when he joined from then non-League Fleetwood Town in 2012.

Published : Aug 20, 2022 15:38 IST

Vardy scored 24 goals in the Premier League as Leicester won the title in the 2015-16 season.
Vardy scored 24 goals in the Premier League as Leicester won the title in the 2015-16 season. | Photo Credit: Getty Images
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Vardy scored 24 goals in the Premier League as Leicester won the title in the 2015-16 season. | Photo Credit: Getty Images

Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy has signed a one-year contract extension that will keep him with the Foxes until June 2024, the Premier League club said on Saturday.

Vardy had been linked with a possible move to Manchester United.

The 35-year-old, who joined from non-league side Fleetwood Town in 2012, is third on Leicester's all-time goalscorer list with 164 strikes from 387 games in all competitions.

"I'm obviously over the moon. Once I heard it was something the Club was looking at, there was only one thing that was going to happen, and I was going to sign it," Vardy told the club website.

"The decision was easy. I've been here long enough now that I feel like part of the furniture."

Vardy, who scored 15 goals across competitions last season, was instrumental in guiding Leicester to the 2015-16 league title and also won the FA Cup in 2020-21.

Leicester, winless in its opening two league games this campaign, hosts Southampton later on Saturday.

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