Jamie Vardy speaks on his future plans, leaving Leicester and reflects on career

Jamie Vardy speaks on his future plans, leaving Leicester and reflects on his career, in an interview with Sky Sports this week.

The 38 year old has told the broadcaster he can still perform in the Premier League and has no retirement plans, as he gets set to depart Leicester City after 13 years when his contract expires at season’s end.

Vardy’s achievements include a Premier League title, two Championship promotions, an FA Cup, a Community Shield, and 144 top-flight goals.

On he had any doubts about his continued ability to deliver at the highest level, he said to Rob Dorsett: “No, but that’s just me.

“Football is a crazy world. You never know what’s going to happen.

“I’ll keep going until my legs tell me I need to stop. My legs are fine.

“I’m doing a sport that I love, it’s what I’ve done since I was a little kid so long may that continue.”

Vardy is set to make his final home appearance for Leicester on Sunday when they take on Ipswich at the King Power Stadium, and hopes he can score his 200th goal for the club on what will be his 500th appearance.

He added: “I’d love to [do it]. I’d love to. But if it doesn’t happen, it doesn’t.”

On a big send-off planned: “You can speak to my family and they’ll all say I’m emotionless. It might do at the end of the game or whatever, but until that happens, I’m literally just focused on the game.

“You don’t get a chance to look back on it. It’s about seeing out the season with momentum to start next season.”

On being described as Leicester’s greatest-ever player having joined the club for a £1million transfer fee from then non league Fleetwood Town.

“Put a bit of pressure on that, didn’t it?” he said. “Was the jump too big? I always believed in myself for scoring goals and stuff, but it doesn’t matter who you are, you get to a certain point and that’s probably your limit, the top of where you can get to.

“So there were doubts coming in, thinking maybe I’d jumped too far.”

Vardy’s personal highlight was his 11-game scoring streak, which set a new record in the Premier League.

“It was big time, right?” he said. “The club had got [my family] to do, like, a mini-video montage. Wishing me luck and stuff like that. How they believed in me for the 11th game. And I actually watched it that morning [of the game].

“It was after that that I said to my family, to my wife, that I’m scoring tonight. It’s that simple. Lo and behold, first shot, there it is.

“I keep saying it and it’s weird, but you don’t get a chance to look back on it [other achievements at the club].

“Because you’re in it, the season finishes, you shut off completely. Mentally and physically, it’s a killer. It does you in.

“So by the time you’ve then had your couple of weeks to switch off, you’re then back in, getting ready for the new season. So it just keeps rolling into one.”

Here’s how fans reacted as Jamie Vardy speaks on his future plans, leaving Leicester and reflects on his career…

@ashleighjade1_x: Enough to make me cry after the day I’ve had 😢 goat forever 💙💙💙💙

@AMC1884: I ain’t ready for Sunday.

@ollieg21296: There will quite literally never be another

@BenPlowman-zz6ny:
WHAT A MAN
WHAT A PLAYER !!!

Brendan Fern: Seeing him in another English teams shirt is going to feel like being cheated on by your wife of 20 years 🥺

@garymacdonald7165: Looking forward to seeing him playing in the Champions League again, with his former Leicester counterparts at Celtic!

@philthatcher6111: If the rumours are true would love to see him in the SPL

@lynneheal-xc2qg: Jamie Vardy has been best footballer for lcfc 🦊🔵⚽

Ben Hedge: More like until you’ve managed to pay off the missus’s legal fees to Colleen 🤣

Stuart Russell: Keep going till the legal fees are payed more like…..

Harry Justice: Maybe CELTIC

Stewart Stansfield: Needs to find a team who play to his strength and a team who still belives in a quick paced striker.

Chris Russum: Please don’t show up at Leeds !

Stephen North: Wonder if he will try and help one of the promoted teams stay up next season…Has Leeds United written all over him…!!!

Wayne Dakin: We need to build a new team at LCFC and while the great man was still part of it was going to be difficult. All the best jamie you are a legend and the greatest player ever to put the foxes shirt on.

Sharon Hudson: Would have preferred him to have retired not leave😢

Ben Pearce: Absolutely can still do it in the premier league

Sean Bennett: Hope he joins us full circle journey

Carla Moore: And whilst his Mrs is spending all the cash. Tbf to him though he’s been outstanding for Leicester and a great servant for the club. I believe he’s ruled it out but Wrexham to help create more history wouldn’t have actually been a bad move for him.

Stefan Lance Jones: He couldn’t have sounded less excited. He looks bored lol. He comes across as arrogant

John Kirkland:
He will still score more goals if
He gets the right manager

@Anthony-kx6rt: Good player great story

@conner.9262: Great asset to Spurs…… actually any EPL team…..still has a great eye for a goal, and still quick off a defenders shoulder……

@nicwraith2478: Come back home Jamie 🦉 🦉 🦉

@andrewgoddard888: Fair play to this guy this is what it’s all about, worked his way up the league and earned everything he achieved with hard work and determination. Has to be one of the most deserving player to ever win the premier league. Non league to international football what a legend