Jamie Vardy has been tipped to make a decision on his future at Leicester City as his contract at the King Power Stadium is set to expire at the end of the season.
The striker had signed a one-year extension after guiding the Foxes back to the Premier League last year, but with a return to the Sky Bet Championship beckoning, the 38-year-old must now decide what's next.
Sky Sports pundit and former footballer David Prutton told Football League World that Vardy should be given the right to call the shots given all that he's achieved at the club.
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"I think it’s safe to say he's been one of the modern-day greats for Leicester City," he explained. "His story is remarkable, climbing up through the divisions from outside of the Football League to get to where he's got to.
"Conquering the Premier League, FA Cup winner, I mean you could reel off the achievements, and they are ones to behold. Especially given potentially my take on it as an ex-footballer myself, knowing the route up through the divisions.
“But he has been a phenomenon. I’m sure he's got a lot to offer. I don't know whether he would have been in the space for coaching.
"I would presume that he has done significantly well enough to make sure his next step is made purely by choice and not pushed with the necessity of finances. But I think he’d be a great ambassador worldwide, because it is now a worldwide club, Leicester City."
The England international has still managed to chip in with goals during what has been a dismal campaign for Ruud van Nistelrooy's men. Vardy has scored seven and assisted three in 27 top flight games so far.
Despite being in his 13th season as a Leicester City player, Prutton believes the player still has a lot to give on the field next season. Especially considering his record in the English second division
Prutton added: "Maybe his drive and determination, if the club is to fall back into the Championship, is to get them back up again. Maybe sporadically used from the bench, but you are looking at a player there whose capabilities are maybe even more so in the Championship.
"The pace that he's still got, his ability to keep running, and keep working, and keep harassing the opposition could be a key component if that's allied to slightly younger bodies around him. So, I mean, I'd like to think that Jamie Vardy has got to the stage in his career where he’s the one that calls the shots with his time at Leicester because of what he's given them. He’s helped to fundamentally transform that football club in recent times, hasn’t he?".
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