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Brendan Rodgers heaps praise on striker Jamie Vardy and labels him an 'icon' of Leicester City AND the Premier League... as the Foxes striker approaches his 10-year anniversary of his move from non-league

Brendan Rodgers has branded Jamie Vardy a Premier League 'icon' on the eve of the striker's 10-year anniversary of signing for Leicester.

Vardy joined the Foxes for just £1million from Fleetwood on May 18 2012 and has gone on to hit 163 goals for the club, picking up a title winner's medal and an FA Cup along the way.

The 35-year-old's rise from non-league is football's ultimate rags to riches tale, and Vardy proved there are plenty more chapters to write by marking his recent return from injury with four goals in his last two games.