Vardy Signs for Championship Strugglers Burnley
- On Sunday, September 6, 2026, Burnley Football Club announced the signing of former England and Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy on a contract until the end of the season.
- The 39-year-old Vardy, a free agent since leaving Serie A club Cremonese, helped Leicester City win an unprecedented Premier League title during the 2015/16 season.
- Sheffield Wednesday chairman David Storch revealed last month the Owls attempted to sign Vardy, but the EFL rejected their proposal based on business plan restrictions.
- Currently sitting bottom of the Championship with no wins, Burnley manager Nicky Hayen stated Vardy's "experience and leadership will be invaluable to our squad."
- Vardy will now assist the Clarets in turning their season around, starting with a visit to 11th-placed Wrexham on Tuesday.
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Jamie Vardy will play in England again. The 39-year-old striker has signed a contract with Burnley until the end of this season, after last campaign he wore the team of the Italian Cremonese. Vardy arrives as a free agent and will add serious experience to the Burnley squad. Last season he recorded 29 matches for Cremonese and scored seven goals. The striker's last English club was Leicester City. It was with the "Foxes" that Vardy experienced t…
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Jamie Vardy reinforced Burnley, who had a start to forget about at the Championship after dropping out of the Premier League
Jamie Vardy Returns to English Football with Championship Side Burnley
Jamie Vardy is back on English soil. The 39-year-old striker has signed a deal with Championship side Burnley until the end of the season, ending a short Italian chapter and giving one of the Premier League’s most unlikely success stories another chance to write a late-career page. For a player who once worked in a […]
Shortly before turning 40, Jamie Vardy returns to England for Burnley
English Championship team Burnley have signed 39-year-old English striker Jamie Vardy.
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