FanSided’s Premier League 50: The Leicester City players that made the cut

By Harneet Singh Sethi | Aug 8, 2017

BURTON-UPON-TRENT, ENGLAND - AUGUST 01: Riyad Mahrez of Leicester City presses forward during the Pre-Season Friendly match between Burton Albion v Leicester City at Pirelli Stadium on August 1, 2017 in Burton-upon-Trent, England. (Photo by Tony Marshall/Getty Images) /

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WOLVERHAMPTON, ENGLAND – JULY 29: Jamie Vardy of Leicester in action during the pre-season friendly match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Leicester City at Molineux on July 29, 2017 in Wolverhampton, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

WOLVERHAMPTON, ENGLAND – JULY 29: Jamie Vardy of Leicester in action during the pre-season friendly match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Leicester City at Molineux on July 29, 2017 in Wolverhampton, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images) /

Jamie Vardy

Ranking: 47

What the staff has to say:

"A year removed from Leicester’s very silly Premier League triumph, Jamie Vardy is not quite the in-demand finisher he was. But he did score 13 goals last season for a team that was, for long stretches of the year, awful. He came to life after Claudio Ranieri was sacked — eight of his goals, and three of his six assists, came in 13 games under Craig Shakespeare — and should be good for 15-20 goals if the Foxes show some more consistent effort this season. But he turns 32 in January, and it’s hard to imagine he’ll ever hit the heights of 2015-16 again."

It was always going to be a no-brainer. Jamie Vardy has been among the Premier League’s top poachers since Leicester City’s promotion, and that, along with his goalscoring exploits in 2015/16, is enough for the 30-year old to just make it to the top 50.