English striker Jamie Vardy has completed a move to Italy after 13 seasons with Leicester City, highlighted by the club’s historic Premier League title in 2016.
The 38-year-old signed with newly promoted Serie A side Cremonese on Tuesday. The club confirmed Vardy’s deal runs until the end of June next year, with an option for renewal.
Vardy’s departure from Leicester was announced in April, and he capped his 500th and final appearance for the club with a farewell goal — his 200th — a month later.
He famously scored in 11 consecutive matches during Leicester’s fairytale title-winning campaign, a season remembered as one of football’s greatest underdog stories after starting with 5,000-1 odds.
Cremonese, returning to the top flight after two years by winning the Serie B playoffs, shocked AC Milan in its league opener and maintained its perfect start with a dramatic late win over Sassuolo on Friday.