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Jamie Vardy takes party to Burnley after signing deal with Championship strugglers

The Guardian Australia - Sport · 7 September 2026 at 1:16 am

Jamie Vardy takes party to Burnley after signing deal with Championship strugglers

Vardy a free agent after departing Cremonese Plans to play on despite burgeoning media career Jamie Vardy has returned to English football after signing for Burnley in the Championship as a free agent.

Vardy, who will be 40 in January, has signed a contract until the end of the season, having spent last season at Cremonese in Italy.

A return to Leicester, where he spent 13 years and was a Premier League champion in 2016 and an FA Cup winner in 2021, was mooted in the summer, only for Vardy to rule out a reunion.

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Jamie Vardy takes party to Burnley after signing deal with Championship strugglers

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