Fairy-tale quest makes fantastic Mr Fox the GOAT

VARDY DESERVES GOODBYE TRIBUTES

- By Neil Moxley

THE BIG screen at the King Power Stadium bore the message: “Goodbye to the GOAT.”

Jamie Vardy stood before it, holding a royal blue shirt with his surname there for the world to see.

As if anyone at Leicester needed to be reminded who he was, or what he had done.

At first glance, that gushing tribute might be considered an overstatement.

But when you look at the players who trail Vardy in the Premier League goalscoring stakes, it is clear why the Foxes lavished such praise upon him.

His 143 goals beat the totals of Didier Drogba, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Dwight Yorke, Fernando Torres, Luis Suarez, Dennis Bergkamp, Nicolas Anelka, and Romelu Lukaku.