Jamie Vardy (38) could be heading to Manchester United.
The British 'Sports Bible' reported on the 8th (Korean time) that "reports have emerged suggesting that Jamie Vardy could make a shocking move. The club mentioned here is a major Premier League club."
Vardy became a free agent after his contract with Leicester expired at the end of June. He played 500 matches for Leicester, scoring 200 goals, and is a symbolic figure who led the team to Premier League and FA Cup victories.
After that, Vardy was linked with the U.S. Major League Soccer, Wrexham in the English Championship, and Genoa in Italy's Serie A. He was reportedly close to a contract with Genoa, but the head coach, Patrick Vieira, blocked the consolidation.
There were speculations that Vardy might retire after leaving Leicester, but he dismissed this in an interview with 'Sky Sports' in May.
At that time, he said, "Football is a crazy world. No one knows what will happen. I will keep going until my legs (body condition) tell me to stop. I am still fine," and added, "It’s something I've done since I was young, and it’s the sport I love. I hope to keep going."
In the meantime, reports have emerged that Vardy is set for a surprising transfer in his career. The destination mentioned is none other than Manchester United.
On the 8th, earlier, 'The Athletic' reported that Manchester United is considering signing a striker amid struggles in the summer transfer market, and Vardy has been included in the proposed player list. Other players reportedly offered to Manchester United include Dominic Calvert-Lewin from Everton and Callum Wilson from Newcastle United.
However, upon checking the report, it appears Manchester United will only consider signing these free agent players if they find it difficult to acquire their primary targets before the summer transfer market closes.
Meanwhile, Manchester United signed former Wolverhampton attacking midfielder Matheus Cunha for about £62.5 million (approximately 100 billion won) under head coach Ruben Amorim in this summer transfer market. Paraguayan left-back Diego Leòn also joined from Cerro Porteño.
They attempted to sign Brentford's Bryan Mbeumo twice, but both attempts were rejected.
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