Jamie Vardy to Saudi Arabia transfer rumour truth

The King Power club is heavily reliant on the English bargain striker. The primary offering of Vardy is that instinct just to take a shot. Regardless of how poor the opportunity appears, Jamie Vardy will always try the shot, no matter how difficult the attempt. This is what the Foxes lack when the player is off the pitch.

That crucial contribution to Leicester City is exactly why the player was retained for their Premier League return, despite the lofty price required for his contract, as well as the myriad alternate options the Foxes have in the squad. It is also fair to say the injury to Patson Daka, the lack of a high-quality signing, the loss of Kelechi Iheanacho, and the unreadiness of Tom Cannon forced the hand of Steve Cooper to retain the English veteran.

Leicester City's Vardy wanted

It is unsurprising the player has admirers across the globe. In terms of transfers, the 'old big names who need big contracts' league - the Saudi Arabian league - is watching Vardy closely. It is supposed that should the Premier League winner had he not remained with the Foxes might have accepted a contract with one of the Saudi admirers.

At this time then, any trip to the region can be seen as scouting from Vardy to decide on whether the make the switch or not at the end of his Leicester contract. That being said, this entirely rests upon whether the Foxes should wish to make an enticing contract offer themselves to retain the forward for another season. I suppose it will depend on whether Steve Cooper can keep the Foxes in the Premier League or should they be relegated back down to the EFL Championship.

The Sun claims they have a source who believes Jamie Vardy is interested in the money offered by the Saudi Pro League clubs and used his brief holiday in Bahrain to scout out the place. Should this be true, then I would guess that Vardy's time with the Foxes is coming to an end at the finale of this season: a sad but inevitable reality regardless of when the time eventually comes.

Of course, Leicester's golden boy might also make the switch to his club. In the states, Vardy owns a minority stake in Rochester New York FC. It would be unsurprising for the talent to instead head out to the USA and play there to help boost the brand of his football club. Plus, with the transfer window approaching, the Foxes might want to bring in a new defender and attacker to reinforce or replace.