Jamie Vardy

David Seaman believes the secret to success is Jamie Vardy.

Claudio Ranieri has confirmed what we already know: Arsenal are willing to meet Jamie Vardy’s release clause but Leicester City don’t want to lose him.

Inevitably, in the absence of the potential Vardy transfer meeting deadlines guessed at by journalists, the vacuum of news has been gleefully filled by anyone with a desire to sell stories. Regardless of whether or not there is a story to sell.

Mesut Ozil might get a lot of stick from people in England, but he’s still one of the best supported players in the world.

Fleetwood Town’s chairman has confirmed that they are set to pocket a nice chunk of change should Jamie Vardy complete a £20m move to Arsenal this summer and that they won’t be the only ones.

Leicester City’s Danny Simpson has told Jamie Vardy that he wants him to stay at Leicester as the player continues to be linked with Arsenal.

Everything worth talking about from Saturday.

With the Euros starting and actual football to be talked about, the Jamie Vardy story has shut up, or, at least, quietened down for a little bit. So where are we?

After news broke last weekend of Arsenal’s pursuit of Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy, there have been two common queries of the move. One of them is a solely footballing question, and one of them isn’t.

Friday was, once again, pretty quiet for news and gossip but here’s what we covered.

Jamie Vardy’s wife, Rebekah, appeared on Good Morning Television in the UK and was, predictably, asked about her husband’s potential move to Arsenal.

Alan Smith has urged Jamie Vardy to take the opportunity that’s being handed to him and sign for Arsenal.

Another day, another load of rumours, but this time it seems like we might have something concrete to report.

According to Granit Xhaka, Arsene Wenger urged him to join Arsenal by telling him it is ‘paradise’ at the club while also delivering a message Jamie Vardy should heed.

Laurent Koscielny seems quite happy with the idea of Jamie Vardy rocking up at Arsenal next season as the captain-in-waiting sang his praises to the media.

Despite it feeling like years since the news broke that Jamie Vardy could be signing for Arsenal, it’s only been four days.

Swiftly followed by the news that Arsenal had triggered Jamie Vardy’s release clause, came the story that Theo Walcott has a future in north London as long as he plays out wide but would he even still be here if Danny Welbeck was fit?

Riyad Mahrez has joined Jamie Vardy in the Leicester City-to-Arsenal hokey cokey.

The Goonersphere is just about ready to kick-off with Gonzalo Higuain reportedly on the brink of signing for Liverpool.

David Sullivan, West Ham’s chairman, believes the ‘mad’ money we’re willing to throw at the Jamie Vardy would blow their current wage structure.