Jamie Vardy reveals one Leicester regret and hints at future in message to fans

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Jamie Vardy reveals one Leicester regret and hints at future in message to fansSource: Jamie Vardy

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00:00I've been here so long that I truly thought it would never end.

00:03Bunny!

00:04So this has not only been really difficult for me to write,

00:07but also a really difficult decision to make.

00:09Leicester City has been my second home, my extended family,

00:12my life for 13 years.

00:14The club, the city, the people mean so much to me and my family.

00:18It's a place that's shaped the lives of our kids

00:20who've been so lucky to call Leicester home for so long.

00:22But for me, the time has come to say goodbye.

00:25Nine years ago, we did the impossible.

00:26We won the Premier League.

00:27Champions, 2060.

00:29Leicester City!

00:30We then went on to win the FA Cup.

00:32That was for you, Vishay.

00:33We reached the Champions League quarterfinals

00:34and before all that, we pulled off the greatest game.

00:37Those good memories will last a lifetime.

00:39The list of people to thank is long,

00:41starting with Kun Vishay, Kun Top and Nigel Pearson

00:44for giving me, a 25-year-old non-league striker,

00:47the opportunity to not just become a professional footballer,

00:50but to play for this great club.

00:52You believed in me and I hope I repaid your faith.

00:54A big thank you also to Susan Whelan for her constant support

00:57and, of course, my wife Becky and the children

00:59for being my rock each and every day.

01:01Thanks also to all the other managers, coaches and staff

01:04who have helped me and, in some cases, put up with me.

01:07To my teammates, it's been an absolute privilege

01:09to play alongside you, in particular,

01:11a band of brothers from 2016.

01:13As for the fans, you took me to your hearts,

01:16you stuck with me through the difficult times at the beginning

01:18and you inspired me to be the best that I could be.

01:20I've always felt your support and I can't begin to tell you

01:22how good that made me feel on the pitch.

01:24I will always be one of you.

01:26My only regret, and I'm devastated about this,

01:28is that I'm not saying farewell to you

01:30on the back of a much better season.

01:31This isn't the way I wanted my career here to finish.

01:34Finally, this isn't retirement.

01:36I want to keep playing and doing what I enjoy most,

01:38scoring goals.

01:39Hopefully there's one or two more for Leicester

01:41between now and the end of the season

01:42and many more in the future.

01:44I might be 38, but I've still got the desire and ambition

01:46to achieve so much more.

01:47Thank you forever.

01:49Thoughts.

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