16-05-2025
'He brought the non-league to the Premier League'
Former Leicester City midfielder Marc Albrighton thinks there is no doubt Jamie Vardy has left a legacy behind at the King Power will leave Leicester at the end of the season after 13 years at the club, with his 200th - and final - game coming against Ipswich on Sunday."I think the way the fans could relate to him made him quite unique," Albrighton told BBC East Midlands."He was somebody that went out every game and gave 100%. He wound the fans up, he was lively in and amongst opponents and I think the fans loved that. I think he brought the non-league to the Premier League in some respects."His numbers speak for themselves and his goalscoring record is fantastic considering he came in to the professional game so late. It is certainly something he is going to be remembered for and he will have a legacy for a long time at Leicester City Football Club."Albrighton played alongside Vardy for 10 years, winning the Premier League, FA Cup and promotion back to the top flight last season. He added: "Over the few years that we played together we didn't even have to think, he [Vardy] knew where I was going to put the ball and I knew exactly the run he was going to make and it just seemed to click. He certainly made my job a lot easier."It's obviously going to be such a special day [on Sunday] and I've said this to him, 'just enjoy it.' There's times where he can shy away from his achievements and when he does achieve these outstanding things that's when he's at his most vulnerable."
