It's the end of an era at Leicester as Jamie Vardy announced he will leave the club at the end of the season.

We have been on top of all the reactions to the news as well as looking at the numbers and analysing the long-serving striker's career. Here are the best bits...

Reactions:

• Vardy was there through thick and thin, says Foxes boss Van Nistelrooy
• Vardy is Leicester's greatest ever, says Albrighton
• Leicester chairman 'endlessly grateful' to the club legend
• Huth: Vardy was the ultimate team-mate
• Also, Vardy says he is not retiring just yet

Analysis:

• His club honours
• Vardy's Leicester career in numbers
• Is Vardy's rise the Premier League's greatest history?
• Vardy approaching major milestones
• He outscored Ronaldo, Drogba, Suarez and more

Pictures:

• His career through pictures
• Vardy loves some banter
• Vardy through the years
• His silverware with Leicester

Leicester City

Despite his huge announcement today, it'll be business as usual for Jamie Vardy as he'll be gearing up for the trip to Wolves on Saturday afternoon.

He's currently two goals away from hitting 200 for Leicester.

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After a stunning season with Fleetwood, Leicester pounced and signed Jamie Vardy for a non-league record of £1 million in 2012.

He went on to help the Foxes win the Championship two years later and then we all know what happened in 2015-16.

Vardy scored in 11 consecutive Premier League games as Leicester shocked the world and won the title. He also went on to win the FA Cup with the Foxes in 2020-21.

Incredible.

Jamie Vardy was the last man standing from the 2015-16 Premier League winning squad. The talismanic figure signed with The Foxes in 2013 from Fleetwood Town for £1 million, which was a non-league record.

The forward was a significant piece of the puzzle that got Leicester promoted in 2014 and served a more important role in their title win in 2016, contributing with 25 goals and ending the season as the second-highest scorer in the Premier League.

Every players in that squad left the club in the ensuing years, some for big money moves, some when their contract expired, except for Vardy.

Vardy enjoyed even more success subsequently with the FA Cup triumph in 2021 and the Community Shield win a couple of months later. He was part of the squad that was relegated soon after but achieved promotion again in 2024.

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Jamie Vardy played 36 times for Fleetwood Town in the National League before securing a switch to Leicester.

He scored 31 goals and registered 17 assists.

No wonder the Foxes pounced!

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In 2019-20, Jamie Vardy won the Premier League Golden Boot by scoring 23 goals from 35 appearances.

In doing so at the age of 33, he became the oldest player in Premier League history to win it.

At one point during that season, he was on target for eight games running, including a hat-trick in a 9-0 win against Southampton and a double against Aston Villa.

He finished one goal ahead of Arsenal's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Southampton's Danny Ings to claim the top scorer award.

Vardy also won 26 caps for England, scoring seven times between 2015 and 2018.

He was part of the Three Lions squad for Euro 2016 and the World Cup in 2018.

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Oh, he certainly did love the banter.

Here he is telling the Tottenham fans how many Premier League titles he's won and how many they've won.

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Robert Huth
Former Leicester defender on BBC Radio 5 Live

Jamie was one of them who loved confrontation, I think he was thriving on it. He picked on a particular player and he made him his enemy. He enjoyed the banter with the away fans. Every now and then you get a unique individual like him.

He started late in the Premier League and I think he really appreciated the chance he got from Leicester.

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A picture speaks a thousand words.

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The moment Jamie Vardy etched himself into Premier League history.

In November 2015, his goal against Man Utd was the 11th game in a row he had scored in - breaking the record of Ruud van Nistelrooy.

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Hat-trick hero Jamie Vardy with the match ball after netting three times against Man City.

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Charlotte Coates
BBC Sport

A fine innings from Joe.

I wonder if he'll be spending his leave watching Homes Under The Hammer.

Anyway, more Jamie Vardy chat is on the way.

Joe Rindl
BBC Sport

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Thanks Karan. That's me done for the day, and for a bit actually. I'm on my holidays until May 8, so don't get up to any nonsense without me.

Just before Charlotte takes over, I know it's off topic, but I can't leave without mentioning Aston Villa's proposed stadium expansion to take Villa Park above a capacity of 50,000.

The club's announcement video is very impressive - and for one main reason.

An ex-Villa striker narrates it. Someone who's a bit of an expert when it comes to building redevelopment...

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Karan Vinod
BBC Sport

With relegation confirmed, the only thing for Leicester City to play for is making sure their talisman Jamie Vardy goes out on a high. With personal milestones a real possibility, let's have a look at Vardy and Leicester's remaining schedule:

• vs Wolves (A) - 26 April
• vs Southampton (H) - 3 May
• vs Nottingham Forest (A) - 11 May
• vs Ipswich Town (H) - 18 May
• vs Bournemouth (A) - 25 May

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Leicester City manager Ruud van Nistelrooy on his own future at the club: "What I can say is that over the past months, I've had conversations with the board and the chairman. And they know where I stand and what I think is necessary to move forward in this situation towards the new season.

"Those conversations have taken place and over the past weeks, I've been sharing with you that there is no further news than that."

"I talked about alignment. It's necessary to find alignment - the quicker the better in the best interest of the football club and that is what I am urging. There are great people who are working here that I got to know very closely. I know what my plan is to move forward and bring the club back and build it back up with the people working in this building.

"But I am waiting on that alignment, and as I said, the quicker the better. That's where it stands now."

Karan Vinod
BBC Sport

Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy may not be leaving the club on a high collectively but individually, the forward has plenty to play for in the remainder of the season.

The Foxes' talismanic striker is on 198 goals for the club in all competitions and on 496 appearances. With five games left in the season for Leicester, barring an injury, Vardy is likely to hit the 500 appearances milestone and if he bags two more goals, then he could also hit 200 goals.

200 goals in 500 appearances for Leicester City through two divisions is a remarkable achievement.

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Leicester City manager Ruud van Nistelrooy on Jamie Vardy's next move: "He talked about his next move. It's an open book. For him, it's a time to reflect, from the conversation I had with him.

"Of course, together with his family, he has to make a decision where to play because he wants to carry on playing. That's as far as it went."

On whether Vardy's final games for the club will be extra motivation for players: "His farewell is above anything and deserves all the credit and honour possible from the club, squad, supporters and all the people who love football towards him. That's how we will move forward."