Serie A membership Cremonese are near reaching an settlement to signal former Leicester Metropolis striker Jamie Vardy who left the King Energy Stadium this Summer season.
The Englishman, who joined the Foxes in 2012 loved a highly-successful 13 years on the membership the place he made 500 appearances and hit the again of the online 200 occasions. He helped the membership to 4 trophies, together with the Premier League in 2016 and the FA Cup in 2021.
In keeping with switch skilled Fabrizio Romano through his X account, Cremonese are working to finalise a deal for Jamie Vardy. The Italian membership have submitted an improved contract supply to the Leicester Metropolis legend, who’s at the moment a free agent. The submit reads:
“Serie A facet Cremonese are pushing to get Jamie Vardy deal completed.
Improved contract proposal on the desk for Leicester Metropolis legend who’s obtainable as free agent.
Vardy will make remaining resolution together with his household quickly.”
The 38-year-old ahead has by no means performed exterior England in his skilled profession. A transfer to Serie A would signify his first enterprise overseas at senior stage, and the membership are conscious of the affect Vardy’s arrival might have each on the pitch and commercially.
If he joins, Vardy will turn into the membership’s first-ever English participant, and simply the second from the UK after Jack Hendry, Scottish defender who featured on mortgage for the membership within the 2022/23 season.
Cremonese made an amazing begin to life again in Serie A final weekend. They got an especially robust opening day fixture away at AC Milan, however they had been capable of pull off a shock 2-1 victory. The arrival of Vardy could possibly be one other large increase as they give the impression of being to keep away from relegation again to Italy’s second tier.
In an earlier submit, Softfootball reported that Benfica are on the verge of finishing the signing of Georgiy Sudakov from Shakhtar Donetsk within the remaining stretch of the switch window in what is about to turn into the costliest switch within the membership’s historical past
