'Atletico Madrid would be perfect for Jamie Vardy' - Fans have their say on Leicester striker's rumoured move to La Liga club

'Atletico Madrid would be perfect for Jamie Vardy' - Fans have their say on Leicester striker's rumoured move to La Liga club

It's an awkward time for Leicester as some of their prized players are linked with a move away from the King Power Stadium in the summer transfer window. 

Riyad Mahrez, who looked set to move to eventual Premier League champions Manchester City in January, is surely heading for a Leicester exit. 

However, it was a rumour surrounding Jamie Vardy's future at the club which grabbed the headlines this weekend. 

Spanish giants Atletico Madrid are reportedly lining up the 31-year-old as a potential replacement for the outgoing Antoine Griezmann. 

Atletico boss Diego Simeone was apparently impressed by Vardy's display when the Foxes took on Atletico in the quarter-finals of the 2016/17 Champions League.

The England international scored in the second leg but it was not enough to to avoid a 2-1 aggregate defeat. 

And it seems that Atletico are willing to pay up to £20million to lure Vardy to the Wanda Metropolitano this summer. 

This story has shocked many football fans, and of course, many have taken to Twitter to give their opinion on the rumour. 

Some Leicester fans were outraged at the prospect of seeing Vardy, who scored 23 goals last season, leave the club for a fee of £20million - peanuts in today's inflated market. 

However, others backed Vardy to make the move to Spain, saying that he is definitely good enough to line-up alongside the likes of Diego Costa. 

Scroll down for some more tweets on the Vardy to Atletico rumour. 

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