Tag: Jamie Vardy

Monday recap: Vardy transfer saga drags out

Monday's headlines were mostly full of the news that Jamie Vardy is probably becoming an Arsenal player but we're still not 100% sure.

Leicester City man: Maybe Arsenal is Vardy’s dream

Jamie Vardy's Leicester City team-mate, Shinji Okazaki, has spoken about the striker's potential decision to move to Arsenal and, to be honest, he sounds as if he knows what the answer will be.

Report: Vardy set to turn down Arsenal

Despite the fact that everyone and their mums seemed to think that the deal for Jamie Vardy would be completed by Monday afternoon, it appears as if the Leicester City striker is about to turn us down.

Xhaka and Vardy and more to follow? Times they are a’ changin’

As someone who writes a weekly column about club football, the early summer months are often a talking point dead zone.

Look: A wild Vardy appears – or does he?

Jamie Vardy's potential transfer to Arsenal is currently the talk of the town, so much so that someone actually took actual time out of their day to photoshop him into our kit.

Latest: Vardy got on the plane but decision WILL happen today (Monday)

David Ornstein, a.k.a. The Ornacle, hath spoken once again and he is standing by the claim that Jamie Vardy will reach a decision on whether he joins Arsenal or not later today (Monday).

Update: Vardy wants more time

Jamie Vardy has reportedly asked for more time to decide whether he'll move to Arsenal or not.

Can Jamie Vardy be to Arsenal what Robin van Persie was to Manchester United?

With Jamie Vardy's decision over whether he will join Arsenal or stay with Leicester City set to be made on Monday afternoon, potentially leaving thousands of heartbroken Foxes in its wake, it's difficult not to draw comparisons between the striker and Robin van Persie.

Jamie Vardy: A weekend recap

If you happened to turn your phone off after work on Friday afternoon and only turned it back on today you probably wondered what the hell happened. Let us help you out.

Arsenal Vardy transfer causes gossip factories to shut temporarily

With the news that Arsenal had activated Jamie Vardy’s transfer clause, the factories tasked with churning out meaningless gossip have been unable to dedicate any time to making up other rumours, resulting in a sharp decline of bulls**t over the weekend.

Can Arsenal fans learn to love Jamie Vardy given his past?

During the season, one of our writers said on Twitter in regards to Jamie Vardy ‘He’s like Marmite; you either love him or remember he’s a racist’.

Jamie Vardy’s shirt number – it can only be one

It's not yet done, but it's close, and when Jamie Vardy finally signs for Arsenal, there will be only one shirt number he's going to get* - Arsenal's number 9!

Watch: Every goal Vardy scored in 15/16

There are many opinions on Jamie Vardy, but one thing is clear - last season he was really good at putting the ball in the back of the net.

39% of Arsenal fans say ‘F*** Yeah!’ ahead of Vardy transfer

When the Jamie Vardy news broke on Friday night that Arsenal had triggered his release clause, here at Cannon Towers we were stumped, so we ran a poll

Fleetwood Town set to earn £5m from Vardy’s transfer to Arsenal

Sell-on clauses are common in football so it comes as no surprise that Fleetwood Town inserted one in the deal which saw Jamie Vardy move from the (then) Conference Premier side to Leicester City.

Giroud: Jamie Vardy wants to join us, he’s a fantastic player

Olivier Giroud has confirmed that Jamie Vardy wants to join Arsenal in the world’s worst kept secret.

Vardy the Wright move for Arsenal?

Arsenal have triggered Jamie Vardy's release clause, you've probably heard. Can he do for the Gunners what Ian Wright did when he arrived aged 27?

Explained: Attacking alternatives to Vardy

Arsenal might be about to sign Jamie Vardy, but here are four attacking alternatives that Arsenal could and potentially should pursue, as opposed to the 29-year-old Leicester forward

15 things Jamie Vardy really said

No matter what you think about Jamie Vardy, there’s no denying he’s quite the character. Here are 15 things he actually said.

Would Arsenal have to alter their playing style to fit Jamie Vardy?

News that Arsenal have triggered Jamie Vardy's release clause was met a mixed response from Gooners but what would it mean in term of tactical changes for Arsene Wenger's side?

Report: Liverpool offer Vardy higher wages than Arsenal but set to fail

Liverpool have reportedly offered Jamie Vardy £140k per week which is £20k more than Arsenal but look set to come unstuck as his release clause is only available to clubs in the Champions League.

Report: Kante and Mahrez still on Arsenal radar despite Vardy deal

It seems that Arsene Wenger might have identified how to win the Premier League again – simply buy all Leicester City's players.

Twitter rumours: Vardy deal agreed, medical Sunday

We're only a few days into June and already we have reports of a second Arsenal transfer on the verge of being completed.

Did Ranieri really say ‘It’s all true’ about Vardy? We dig

Early on Saturday afternoon, a ton of articles started appearing claiming that Claudio Ranieri had told Italian sports site/paper Gazetta dello Sport 'It's all true' in regards to Arsenal's Jamie Vardy bid, but did he?

Vardy’s wife hits out at abuse after Arsenal bid

Jamie Vardy's wife has hit out on Twitter after receiving abuse online when it was revealed that Arsenal had activated her husband's release clause.

Wenger Vardy quotes

With Arsenal activating Jamie Vardy’s release clause, we thought it might be interesting to remind ourselves what sort of things Arsene Wenger has said about the Leicester City man in the past to try and gauge just what’s going on in his head.

Gary Lineker channels inner Tottenham fan, calls on Vardy to snub Arsenal

Match of the Day presenter, and former Leicester City player (and, let’s never, ever, forget, Tottenham) took to Twitter when the news broke on Friday evening urging Vardy to remain with the Champions and void the ‘perennial also-rans’.

Vardy to Arsenal? Don’t bet on it – despite the odds

Odds have been slashed to 8/13 for Jamie Vardy to come to Arsenal.

David Ornstein confirms Arsenal HAVE triggered Jamie Vardy release clause

If you thought Arsenal triggering Jamie Vardy's release clause was just one massive bit of banter, then hop off the banter bus because the Ornacle has spoken and it's true!

Arsenal trigger Jamie Vardy’s release clause

According to Guardian writer, Stuart James, Arsenal have triggered Leicester City's Jamie Vardy's release clause.

Giroud’s place under threat as Arsenal looking for new options up front

Hot on the heels of signing Granit Xhaka for about €40m, it seems Arsene Wenger's priority now lies into signing a centre-forward.

L’Equipe claims Wenger wants world class striker, new bid suggests otherwise

L'Equipe claims that Arsene Wenger is willing to really spend this summer and bring in a top, top quality striker, despite his offer for Udinese's Duvan Zapata saying otherwise.

Have Arsenal really signed Leicester’s Jamie Vardy? Don’t be so stupid

On Thursday afternoon, the interweb was all a flutter with rumours that Arsenal’s secret striker signing is Jamie ‘I was only a racist that one time I was filmed’ Vardy.

Arsenal stars miss out on POTM nominations after poor month

The  Premier League announced their Player of the Month nominations for February and no Arsenal players feature. That’s hardly a surprise, is it? Even when we...

Watch: Čech produces world class save before making a fool of Vardy

Petr Čech, a brilliant goalkeeper, an unbelievable signing and not a man Jamie Vardy will like to see again soon. Alright, that may not be...

Vardy or Mahrez? Wenger has his say

Leicester City are top of the Premier League thanks to how they work as a team. But make no mistake, two men have set their...

Jamie Vardy: We can hurt Arsenal

Jamie Vardy is having the time of his life right now at Leicester City and it appears that's how he intends to carry on...

Ramsey hails Vardy’s remarkable ‘story’ this season

Aaron Ramsey has praised Leicester City's main striker, Jamie Vardy, after an astonishing season. Vardy, who was playing for League One club Fleetwood Town not...

Arsène Wenger wins 15th career manager of the month award

Arsenal's terrific Premier League form has seen Arsène Wenger win the manager of the month award for October. Playing four Premier League games during the...

Walcott: Alli and Vardy have been impressive

Arsenal striker Theo Walcott is currently on international duty with England, and a club rival is catching his eye. Midfielder Dele Alli has been handed...