Ranieri: Leicester City hitman Vardy can star for another five years
Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri insists Jamie Vardy can star in the Premier League for at least another five years.
Last year was certainly one to remember for Vardy, as he scored his first-ever England goal, represented his country at Euro 2016 and won the Premier League with Leicester – his 24 goals seeing him pick up a whole host of individual awards.
But on Wednesday the former non-league star celebrates his 30th birthday, with that the age of which many players begin to regress.
But Ranieri is adamant that fate won’t befall sharp-shooter Vardy.
“A long time ago maybe 30 was old for a player, but now he is a young, experienced player who can score again for another four or five years,” Ranieri said.
“I think the age of the players has changed.
“He is intelligent, you see how he tries to link with Islam Slimani and sometimes attack the space and sometimes go wide to make a cross.
“That is very important. He is still improving and will until the end of his career.
“The man who doesn’t improve is finished – not just the player, but the man.”
