Ranieri ‘understands’ Vardy to Madrid

Schmeichel though has admitted that while Vardy is making a big name for himself, he has been a fan of the striker ever since he signed from Fleetwood Town in 2012. However, Pardew would have found little to like about his team’s defending which presented him with the chance to score his 10th goal of the season.

“They want to go back to the Premier League”.

Vardy has been in stunning form for the Foxes this season, netting 10 league goals, a return bettered only by Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski (13) in Europe’s top 5 leagues. “I will change more or less everyone”.

Naturally, there are a few people struggling to see Vardy at the Bernabeu…

Saturday’s victor against Crystal Palace means Vardy has scored in each of his last seven games.

“It will be a good match and we want to win but against [us] will be a very good team”.

“I respect Hull and Steve [Bruce] and we are very focused on this match”. Yet, the greatest bid could come from Real Madrid, as Los Blancos acknowledge Vardy as a clinical striker to fit into the La Liga squad which was also reported by The Metro this week.

I’ll say this for the English football media – it’s predictable.

Vardy has an impressive conversion rate for the Foxes this term of 31.3% and his relentless style of play would, in theory, make him a good fit for Spurs’ high-pressing approach.

With the in-form Vardy leading the line for Leicester, the home side were always likely to get a presentable opening and the England worldwide broke the deadlock in the 59th minute. “We pushed and pushed in the second half, but could not find a way through”.

– Danny Drinkwater recorded 88 touches in this game; no Leicester City player has managed more in a single PL matches this season.