The issue that the board, as well as incoming manager Enzo Maresca, will face is if it’s worth keeping Vardy around. If he is sold, he won’t generate a large fee. With only one year left on his current deal, and having endured his worst league campaign in a Leicester shirt, it is unlikely that he’d generate a fee above £10million.
With Vardy’s future up in the air, it has left many fans asking the Leicester City experts for their insight. Jordan Blackwell, LeicestershireLives’ chief LCFC writer recently held a Q&A where he addressed the Vardy situation:
"It is up in the air, I will say that, but if I had to go one way or the other, I would say that he will stay. I can’t see him playing for any other club in England. I don’t see any other side wanting to pay him what he’s on at City, nor do I see him wanting to play for another club."
On the status of his wages, Blackwell added:
"I don’t know about his contract, I’m afraid. But even if there’s a reduction, he would still be one of the club’s best-paid players, and that does leave City in a predicament. Their best earners need to be their best players. With the way Vardy’s form has dipped, can he be relied upon to score goals regularly in the Championship? I honestly don’t know."
Though Blackwell did end on a positive note though, commenting that:
"[T]here were signs of life under Smith that makes me think he could grab 10 or 15 goals this coming season."
FoL’s Leicester City opinion
A lot depends on what Maresca wants in his dressing room, but it feels as if Leicester City could really do with Vardy behind the scenes – as well as on the pitch. With club-captain Jonny Evans out of contract, the Foxes will be looking at who can take over from the Northern Irishman.