Patson Daka can help reduce 'inspiration' Jamie Vardy's workload at Leicester

Patson Daka has played only seven games for Leicester but he has already won the admiration of perhaps the two finest forwards in the club’s history.

He and Jamie Vardy have struck up a close relationship, with Daka modelling his game on Vardy’s long before he arrived at Leicester, and the 34-year-old passing on tips about delivering in the Premier League now Daka is here.

And after Daka announced himself to English football supporters by scoring all four of Leicester’s goals in their 4-3 Europa League win at Spartak Moscow, Gary Lineker joined the fan club too.

‘What a performance,’ tweeted Lineker, who scored 95 goals in seven seasons for the Foxes. ‘Thank you and well played, young man.’…