#2 Jamie Vardy to Arsenal
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After their fairytale finish to the Premier League table last season, Leicester City were facing an uphill battle to keep their star players Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez at the club. Vardy scored 24 goals last season and was a wanted man in the transfer market.
The forward had a release clause in his contract, allowing him to leave the club for £22m if a club playing in Champions League made an offer.
Arsenal were in search for a striker in the market and were heavily linked with Alvaro Morata. But when it seemed that the transfer was unlikely to happen, Arsene Wenger decided to turn his attention to the Leicester City forward.
The Frenchman triggered the release clause in the Englishman’s contract right at the start of the transfer window. Leicester coach Claudio Ranieri even confirmed the interest from Arsenal and revealed that the England forward is assessing his options.
“We want to keep him," Ranieri said. "Arsenal have said that they are willing to pay the clause but he hasn't accepted yet. It's up to the player to say yes or no."
But eventually, Vardy decided to snub Arsenal and agreed on a four-year contract extension with Foxes increasing his weekly wages to £100,000. It is speculated that Vardy had concerns about the playing style of Gunners and decided to reject Arsene Wenger’s offer
