Jamie Vardy has dismissed issues about his age as he begins a brand new journey in Serie A with Cremonese, insisting that “age is only a quantity.”
The previous Leicester Metropolis star, now 38, ended his lengthy affiliation with the Foxes this summer time after 13 memorable years.
Throughout that point, he turned one of many membership’s all-time greats, scoring 200 objectives in 500 matches. His tally included 24 throughout Leicester’s unforgettable 2015-16 Premier League title triumph.
Vardy joined Cremonese on a free switch earlier this month, linking up with the newly promoted Italian aspect. He might make his first look for them on Monday after they face Verona.
When requested about whether or not skilled gamers like himself, Kevin De Bruyne, and Luka Modric can nonetheless ship on the highest degree after transferring to Italy, Vardy responded: “You have to be one of many doubters. You’re one which I’ll must show flawed.
“For me age is only a quantity. So long as my legs are doing precisely what they used to and nonetheless really feel as contemporary as they do then I’ll stick with it.
“In the meanwhile there are not any indicators of them slowing down so I’ll maintain going and I will likely be giving my all for this membership.
“I’ll study Italian, however [for now] it’s not an issue: soccer has its personal language, with the ball,” he added.
Cremonese have already made headlines at first of the brand new season, beating AC Milan 2-1 earlier than edging Sassuolo 3-2.
Wanting forward, Vardy pressured that survival is the crew’s first precedence: “The primary activity is ensuring we keep within the league, and that’s the way it was after I was at Leicester.
“It was by no means any, ‘we’re going to go for this’, it was at all times, ‘we have to keep within the league’, that’s the primary factor. So all you do, you exit, you are taking every sport one-by-one, give your all, what will likely be will likely be.”
