Overview
- The club confirmed on Sunday that Vardy has signed a contract running until the end of the season.
- Burnley sit bottom of the Championship after five matches and signed Vardy to provide immediate leadership and finishing ability.
- Vardy, 39, was a free agent after Cremonese were relegated from Serie A last season and he scored seven goals in 29 appearances in Italy.
- He had been linked with several clubs in England and abroad but was able to join Burnley after the transfer window closed because he was available as a free agent.
- Vardy arrives with a long Leicester City legacy — roughly 500 appearances and about 200 goals — and Burnley will look to his experience to lift the dressing room and influence results over the long, 46-game Championship season.