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Rodgers: Daka similar to Vardy and will help Leicester City thrive

The Foxes manager reveals why he moved to sign the 29-year-old Zambian star from Red Bull Salzburg

Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers has compared new signing Patson Daka to Jamie Vardy, insisting it was the reason he signed him.

The 29-year-old Zambian international joined the Foxes in a deal worth £23m signing from Red Bull Salzburg in June, and made an immediate impression at his new club with a goal against QPR in a pre-season friendly.

Ahead of their Community Shield fixture against Manchester City at Wembley on Saturday, Rodgers has revealed the freedom to choose when to deploy Vardy, who turns 35 in January, as the reason to sign the forward.