Leicester City currently employ zero senior strikers. None. Not a soul! That is because the Foxes' recruitment department never truly replaced the amazing Jamie Vardy, though the irreplaceable is quite obviously not replaceable, to be totally frank.
Nevertheless, startling one-time heir apparent Patson Daka proved a truly shocking signing for the East Midlands outfit. Not to mention the fact that Jordan Ayew often made Daka seem like Luis Suarez regarding his own relative output, enthusiasm and skill levels.
What can the beleaguered City support expect in the form of replacements for their formerly unsatisfactory, respective centre-forward pair? Well, certainly not elite, world-beating recruits: the club will, once again, be forced to scrape the barrel for uninspiring loans and free transfers.
Though the apparent £10 million budget could theoretically be spent on a genuine goalscorer, perhaps the team hierarchy should simply offer half that war chest to Vardy to persuade him to return home to Filbert Way. The former Cremonese hitman has officially been released as a free agent, according to venerable transfer guru Fabrizio Romano.
Leicester City and Sheffield Wednesday after Jamie Vardy?
Sheffield Wednesday and Leicester City remain tentatively linked with emotional, individual "JV9" comebacks to bolster their thin attacking ranks. Alas, the persistent, heavy-handed presence of Jon Rudkin in the boardroom supposedly precludes any genuine hope of a poetic "Vards" reunion in LE2.
🚨🏴 Jamie Vardy will leave Cremonese as free agent this summer after the relegation.
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) May 26, 2026
He’s ready for a new chapter. pic.twitter.com/lvdU4qYAHK
It is a bleak landscape for the Foxes, whose fall from grace leaves the fan base yearning for a talismanic figure who, while pushing 40, remains a more tantalizing prospect than the hollow voids currently occupying their squad list. While optimism remains a scarce commodity at the King Power, a critical off-season may appease fans desperate for a credible attacking focal point. Whilst potential salary and Rudkin appear sticking points in the way of Leicester's dream.
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