Jamie Vardy to Rangers: Ibrox fans deliver verdict on blockbuster move | OneFootball

Football fans, brace yourselves! The rumor mill is churning at breakneck speed, and Rangers fans are making no bones about their desire for Jamie Vardy to sport blue this summer.

Yes, that Jamie Vardy. The one who has tormented Premier League defenses for more than a decade. The one who has helped (Leicester City) to win a Premier League title when all conventional wisdom said they shouldn’t and couldn’t. The one who makes scoring goals look easy.

An Ibrox Noise straw poll today saw overwhelming favour towards this lucrative free agent.

And yet, could he really be the answer to a question the Rangers never thought to ask: What if we had a striker with genuine, top-drawer, European-class pace?

When Jamie Vardy leaves Leicester, it will be a monumental shift—a seismic change in the club’s attack. Yes, they have brought in a host of new forwards in the past 18 months, some of whom look promising, but there’s something about Vardy, something that can’t really be put into words, that says, in capital letters, “WE ARE NOT DONE YET.” Because without Vardy, Leicester’s attack is indeed not the same. Some of the new forwards brought in lack the kind of “we’re still here” attacking mentality that Vardy has. That’s why when a club makes a forward change, it’s not just about the individuals; it’s about the kind of attacking personality the club wants to have.

Consider this: The space Vardy exploits with his speed just doesn’t exist in the same way in the Scottish game. And the absolutely belligerent work rate that Vardy puts in—his refusal to give up until he has extracted maximum chaos from an opposition defense—is a major part of the recipe for him being such a key figure in Leicester’s successes. His work rate and never-say-die attitude are, quite simply, what every team dreams of when they chase glory. And that’s why Leicester’s success—domestically and in Europe—just isn’t the same without him.

Naturally, there are plenty of questions surrounding this potential move: can Vardy handle the Scottish Premiership’s relentless physicality at his age? Will his body hold up under the reduced rest periods? Will he be able to manage the increased intensity, not just in games, but also in training? And what about the wages? The length of the contract?

Ultimately, whether Vardy ends up at Rangers or not, just the idea that their fans are dreaming of it happening shows how ambitious they are being this summer. They’re ready to make a big splash, and they want to remind everyone that they’re still serious — super serious — about winning things. And signing Jamie Vardy, or even just the threat of it, is so fantastically “Rangers” that we can’t help but be a little bit impressed.