everlasting images that will be used in Premier League montages for decades to come.
But as news broke on social media that the England international had his heart set on a move to the Emirates Stadium, there was an overwhelming feeling that the bubble had burst.
Just as the city-wide celebrations that engulfed Leicester were finally beginning to die down and thoughts were turning towards the Champions League next season, the wind has been taken out of supporters’s sails with the revelation of Vardy’s impending departure. But this does not need to be the end of the fairytale – not just yet, anyway.
Just as the city-wide celebrations that engulfed Leicester were finally beginning to die down and thoughts were turning towards the Champions League next season, the wind has been taken out of supporters’s sails with the revelation of Vardy’s impending departure. But this does not need to be the end of the fairytale – not just yet, anyway.
Taking 24 goals out of any side will obviously leave a large void, while Vardy’s work-rate is hugely important to how the Foxes are able to pressurise opponents high up the field and implement their counterattacking style.
But Ranieri has already shown he is able to adapt a squad and change his tactics to suit certain situations. ‘The Tinkerman’ did not need to alter much during his first season back in the English top-flight, but replacing the former Fleetwood Town striker will put all his managerial nous to the test.
But Ranieri has already shown he is able to adapt a squad and change his tactics to suit certain situations. ‘The Tinkerman’ did not need to alter much during his first season back in the English top-flight, but replacing the former Fleetwood Town striker will put all his managerial nous to the test.
Ahmed Musa looks the likeliest replacement, with the Nigeria international claiming earlier in the year that his current club, CSKA Moscow, had rejected a January bid from the Foxes reported to be in the region of £23 million. CSKA boss, Leonid Slutskiy, has since confirmed that a further offer has been made for the forward since the end of the season.
Blessed with pace to match that of Vardy and having scored 18 goals in all competitions last term, Musa is a player with the raw potential to eventually replicate the scoring feats of his predecessor.
Blessed with pace to match that of Vardy and having scored 18 goals in all competitions last term, Musa is a player with the raw potential to eventually replicate the scoring feats of his predecessor.
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