The striker will wear his number nine shirt again after signing a one-year deal to continue at the King Power Stadium and take his career with City into its thirteenth season. Jamie Vardy’s historic Leicester City narrative continues as the striker signs a new one-year contract with the club. Vardy’s previous contract was set to expire at the end of this month, but after leading City to the Championship title with 20 goals in all competitions, he has been extended at the King Power Stadium. He will now prepare for his thirteenth season with the club.
Supporters did not want Vardy to leave City, chanting for him to sign for “10 more years” in the final months of the season. His new deal will allow him to wear his number nine shirt once more. In the end, the decision to offer Vardy a new contract did not have to be emotional. While he will turn 38 during the forthcoming Premier League season and his powers are no longer what they once were, he demonstrated that he has not lost his ability to score goals. He scored 12 goals in his final 16 Championship games, taking his total to 20 for the season and finishing as the club’s top scorer.
Vardy’s one-year contract provides him the opportunity to become only the third player in club history to score 200 goals. He has to find the net ten more times for that. In addition, with 16 more games, he will pass Kasper Schmeichel for third place on the club’s all-time appearance record.
