Jamie Vardy now co-owner of football club – what it means for Leicester
Jamie Vardy is now reportedly a co-owner of a football team – but how will this new role affect his Leicester City status?
Imagine walking into work, albeit as a professional sportsperson, and finding out that Jamie Vardy is your new boss. He owns the team. ‘Vards’ is the Head Honcho – you get the idea! Then subsequently visualise the actual co-owner being the Foxes legend – surreal.
Well, some footballers will have that experience very soon as Vardy has acquired a minority stake in American football club Rochester Rhinos. Yeah, it’s true! They haven’t had a competitive team for four years but that will surely change with the tenacious striker at the helm.
The Rhinos are based in New York state; they are the only non-MLS side to have lifted the US Open Cup. Furthermore, they plan to field a professional team next season. Click here for more at Sky Sports.
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What this means for Leicester City
Basically the Foxes are now in a great position, whilst they are definitely searching for a long-term replacement for the current and iconic main forward. Nevertheless, Vardy says this latest venture – he and his wife, Rebekah, also partake in charity work – will not affect his featuring for LCFC. In addition, the player confirmed that the investment does not signal his retirement, nor does it bring that eventuality forward.
Options Brendan Rodgers is said to be considering as future permanent Foxes No.9s include Odsonne Edouard; Edouard played under Rodgers at Celtic and has been generally prolific in the admittedly lesser quality Scottish Premier League.
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Another the east Midlanders target is Patson Daka of Austrian outfit FC Red Bull Salzburg. Daka is a particularly exciting 22-year-old central attacker who was named Player of the Season in Austria’s Bundesliga thanks in part to seven assists and 27 goals.