HAVING A PARTY Jamie Vardy nearly quit Leicester to become an Ibiza CLUB REP, reveals old team-mate Ben Marshall

LEICESTER legend Jamie Vardy almost gave up his dream of being a Premier League-winning footballer to become an Ibiza party rep.

Posted Saturday, January 16, 2021 by Thesun.co.uk

The 34-year-old is still one of the most-feared strikers in the top-flight and scored seven goals in 34 caps for England.

HAVING A PARTY Jamie Vardy nearly quit Leicester to become an Ibiza CLUB REP, reveals old team-mate Ben Marshall
Jamie Vardy almost quit Leicester to become an Ibiza party rep Credit: Getty

He wrote his name into Foxes folklore by firing them to the title glory in 2016 to cap his meteoric rise from non-league nobody to star status.

Never one to forget his roots, the Sheffield-born forward is well-known for his love of dance anthems.

Now one of Vardy’s former team-mates has revealed he may never have hit the heights he has if he had accepted a job offer as a party rep on the White Isle.

Vardy arrived at Leicester from Fleetwood for £1million in 2012 but only managed five goals in his first season as he struggled to adjust.

That is when he has presented with the opportunity the chance to go and work in Ibiza.

Speaking to YouTube channel Undr The Cosh, ex-Foxes player Ben Marshall said: “I remember when he was saying he's going to jack it in and go away.

"He had a job offer to go over to Ibiza and be a rep. He was all over that. He'll tell you that himself.”

Former Leicester boss Craig Shakespeare has previously spoken about how he, Nigel Pearson and Steve Walsh convinced Vardy to snub a life on the party island to focus on becoming an England international.