The English striker Jamie Vardyfigure of Leicester In the historic conquest of the Premier League 2016, He announced that he will leave the club after 13 years.
Through an emotional video on social networks, Vardy confessed: “I have been here so long, that I really thought it would never end. Not only has it been very difficult for me to write this, but it was also a very difficult decision to make.”
In addition, he stressed that Leicester: “It has been my second home. My extended family, my life for 13 years. The club, the city, people mean a lot to me and my family. It is a place that forged the life of our children.”
On the other hand, he recalled that consecration in the Premier Leaguewhich is considered one of the biggest surprises in the history of football. During this campaign, Vardy It was the great team figure, scoring 24 goals and distributing 7 assists in 36 games.
“We did the impossible nine years, we won the Premier League”he said, and reviewed other great achievements obtained in recent years: “Then we won the FA Cup, that was for you Vichai (Sviraddhaanaprabha, former owner of the Leicester who died in a helicopter accident). We arrived at the quarterfinals of the Champions League.”
Vardy He also thanked other figures who supported him on his arrival at the club, when he was “A 25 -year -old striker”to his wife Becky and his children “For being my rock every day”to his classmates and especially “To the 2016 brothers” Already the fans because “They accompanied me in difficult times at the beginning and inspired me to be the best I could.”
Finally, he lamented for “Not say goodbye after a much better season, I am regretted and devastated by this”since the Leicester descended to the second category of English football.
During his passage through the club, Vardy played a total of 492 gamesin which he scored 198 goalsgave 55 assists and won Five titles.
Despite leaving the club of their loves to 38 years, Vardy He said he will not retire from football.
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