In a spectacular farewell, the club legend Jamie Vardy will be attempting to lead Leicester City back to the Premier League for the first time ever, but his successor is already lined up and ready to go.
After leaving Fleetwood Town in the summer of 2012, Vardy joined Leicester, making history as the first million-pound non-league player in English football history. After a sluggish start in the Midlands, Vardy’s goals propelled Leicester to victory in 2013–14 and, eventually, biblical stardom at the King Power Stadium as the Premier League champion in 2015–16.
He’s still scoring goals in the Championship and is still going strong, helping Leicester take the lead after reaching double figures in the standings. But with the future to consider, Kasper Dolberg may be a ready-made substitute for Vardy.
Even though Leicester now has Kelechi Iheanacho, Patson Daka, and Tom Cannon to compete with Vardy, the Foxes would probably require four strikers at the King Power Stadium if they were promoted to the top division the following season. Given his age and the fact that he earned a big salary in the east Midlands throughout his incredible tenure with the Foxes, Vardy may go in the summer, with Dolberg being considered the best candidate to take his position.
Vardy, according to Fbref, is in the top 97th percentile for pass completion rate at his position (791%), the top 95th percentile for non-penalty goals (0.60%), and the 77th percentile for clearances, despite his deficiency in aerial duels won and blocks.
Dolberg is very same. All but a like-for-like replacement for Vardy, he boasts an impressive 0.50 non-penalty goal percentage in the Belgian Pro League, a pass completion rate of 74.5% in the top 83rd percentile, and a far higher level of skill in clearing the ball than other metrics when defending from the front.
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