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Jamie Vardy won't rule out leaving Leicester in the future

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Image: Jamie Vardy rejected a move to Arsenal in the summer of 2016

Jamie Vardy says he is open to leaving Leicester in the future despite rejecting a move to Arsenal last summer.

Vardy was targeted by the Gunners after he was named Footballer of the Year by journalists in the wake of Leicester's stunning Premier League titile triumph.

The England striker opted to stay put and saw his goalscoring form dip last season as City struggled to match the previous year's heroics.

Vardy will be 31 in January but remains ambitious to win more trophies - even if that means considering a future away from the Foxes.

"I want to win as much as possible," he said. "I don't want to only have one Premier League medal in my drawer at home - it would be an empty glass cabinet.

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"I'm contracted to Leicester and we will see how high we can go. In the future, who knows?

"Just because I turned down Arsenal, that was my choice, but if another offer came in it would be the same in that I would look at it and work out the pros and cons. But no, turning down Arsenal doesn't mean I wouldn't look at another offer."

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"It wasn't the Premier League was it?" he said. "So we're all right with that I think. I'll never regret anything I've chosen to do. I'm a bit of a psychic, I could see the little downfall they are on now.

"They had qualified for the Champions League for the last 20 years until last year. That was something to think about.

"But there were all sorts of reasons. Football was the main thing, but moving the family when I'd just bought a house would have been a laugh - not."

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