'Fairytales do come true'

24-04-2025

Football journalist Henry Winter has shared his tribute to Jamie Vardy after the Leicester striker confirmed he will leave the club at the end of the season."He's just one of life's characters," Winter told BBC Radio Leicester's fan forum."I don't think in the time I've known him he has particularly changed. He's down to earth, he's great fun, and look at what he has achieved, particularly from a slow start."It's nine years since the title run and it was just amazing."Everyone talks about his physical pace but there was a mental speed and agility that set him apart."He's got seven Premier League goals this season. It hasn't been a vintage season for him but it's not been a vintage season for the club."When you look at Jamie Vardy play, he does give everything. He leaves the field with sweat on his shirt every time. He's still got a role left in him with another club."I know Leicester fans and I know when he returns one day, even in the colours of another club, he will get a big salute because he absolutely deserves it. He is Leicester's greatest ever player."The legacy he will leave at the club is Foxes never quit. The legacy is for all of us in life - just never give up, persist, because fairytales do come true."

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Spurs captain Son says he is leaving the club

Reuters

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Spurs captain Son says he is leaving the club

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Powys County Times

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Powys County Times

Son Heung-min targeting ‘fresh challenge' as he announces Tottenham departure

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