Jamie Vardy - BBC Sport - Vardy set to reject Arsenal

[Özim]

Absolutely, Wenger is here for another season at least, although it's probably his last.

Don't hold your breath, they've said they'll offer him a new contract and that he shows no signs of slowing down, he may well be here another 4 years at least.

[dostoy]

I am surprised by all this talk of Vardy.

This is very unlike Arsenal/Arsene (same thing).

I'm not sure if I want him here or not and I cannot see a reason to leave Leicester, although in 12 months that might change.

I don't know what to think and would not be disappointed either way.

[Power n Glory]

Why not he scored 5 goals in 36 games the season before and 5 goals in 29 and 16 goals in 41 games when they were playing in the Championship (a much lower level), therefore his record doesn't support the fact he couldn't be a one season wonder.

Yes we're hearing comparisons with Wright though Wrighty was a bit younger and had been scoring for Palace a good few seasons before he signed for us, in the PL (or Division 1 as it was called then).

When we signed Wright he was already an accomplished finisher for several seasons so he had a record of goals (he'd scored a lot in Division 2 and other than his 1st season in Division 1 had been scoring quite a few in a team who certainly didn't win the league or come near it), Vardy just doesn't.

I'm personally very worried Vardy has had his day, let's not forget Leicester surprised everyone last season with how well they did, I can't see that happening again either.

If he was younger then fair enough, but 29 is pretty much peak age for a footballer, especially one who relies on pace, so this is as good as it gets for him.

He hasn't got a solid history and you make a good point about Ade and Ramsey in another post.

Time will tell if this goes through. Hopefully he turns out to be the sort of striker we need. But I worry that he'll be too dependent on service. When we're going through the motions and we come up against a solid defence, we'll need him to pull off a goal that saves our bacon.

[Gooner23]

According to Ornstein he's still weighing up the offers, has this all just been a ruse by his agent to get a bigger contract at Leicester?

[Niall_Quinn]

I'm not sure many people actually watched Vardy play last season. If Giroud had played half as well we'd have been laughing come the end of the season. Having a pacey and energetic striker up top who can finish is hardly a problem. The real problem will be committing to something other than that tippy tappy shit we fell deeper and deeper into last season. If we're going to play that then Messi wouldn't make a difference. But assuming we want to play better football than we did last season, hopefully that's a very safe assumption, we're likely to see better individual performances all around as a result. But we need to sort out that style of play. Crucial.

[Niall_Quinn]

According to Ornstein he's still weighing up the offers, has this all just been a ruse by his agent to get a bigger contract at Leicester?

Doubtful because Ranieri wouldn't have helped that along by confirming our interest. I'd love him to come here but if he decides to stay at Leicester then you'd have to give him credit for that, minus the extra cash he'll be getting. Huge decision for him either way. Hopefully the chavs or mancs don't breeze in and nick him. If he goes somewhere other than us the what a cunt, basically.

[Kano]

Don't hold your breath, they've said they'll offer him a new contract and that he shows no signs of slowing down, he may well be here another 4 years at least.

They'd probably want him to stay but if Wenger decides he's had enough, that will be that. 68 by the time the season ends, so retirement is probably on his mind. No-one knows for sure.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

The longer it drags on the more likely it's going to be a no.

I don't think we really in the mood to fuck around this summer.

[Letters]

I've heard a lot people make the statement that if we had someone like Vardy or a better striker we would've won the league for sure. I don't get how that would be the case given how fragile we were in defence, how poor our central midfield looked at times and how awful our play became the further the season went on. Far more than a striker was needed and still is. A new manager is still the only way we can win the league and challenge in Europe as a key starting point, no matter what players we bring in during the summer and even if we attempt to change our style.

There were enough games where we failed to score or a goal here and there would have made a difference to suggest that a top striker in good form would have made a difference.
As GP said, Wenger's here next year, if he's going to sign big to try and go out with a bang then great, there's no downside to that.

[Özim]

They'd probably want him to stay but if Wenger decides he's had enough, that will be that. 68 by the time the season ends, so retirement is probably on his mind. No-one knows for sure.

I personally don't get the impression he's had enough, neither did Gazidis from his comments, so I'm expecting a few more years at least.