Ruud van Nistelrooy salutes Leicester’s ‘best player ever’ Jamie Vardy

On Thursday, Leicester announced the former England international would leave after 13 years at the club.

Ruud van Nistelrooy hailed Jamie Vardy as Leicester’s “best ever player”. Pic: Mike Egerton/PA

Leicester boss Ruud van Nistelrooy described Jamie Vardy as “the best player ever” to play for the club after he announced his decision to leave after 13 years.

The 38-year-old joined Leicester from Fleetwood in July 2012 and has scored 198 goals in 496 games during his illustrious time with the club.