Britain Soccer Football - Leicester City v Southampton - Premier League - King Power Stadium - 2/10/16 Leicester City's Jamie Vardy Action Images via Reuters / Andrew Boyers Livepic EDITORIAL USE ONLY. Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy is buying an expensive country mansion but locals in the rugby-mad village are not happy about it. According to The Sun, Vardy has cashed in the modest house he bought when he was “a nobody” and upgraded to a swanky eight-bed in sleepy Lincolnshire countryside. Jamie Vardy wants to buy plush pad in sleepy Lincolnshire countryside [PHOTO: COURTESY]Soon-to-be neighbours told The Sun that rugby was the main sport in the village and they weren’t sure Vardy would fit in. Leicester offered him improved terms, and 20 days later he agreed to a new four-year deal, to be signed on his return from UEFA Euro 2016.

Source: Standard Digital October 04, 2016 08:22 UTC