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Jamie Vardy has apologised to Leicester’s fans for the club’s relegation and labelled his own season as a “total embarrassment”.
Leicester were relegated on Sunday with five games of the Premier League campaign to play after defeat at home to Liverpool. That loss saw Leicester slump to a record ninth successive top-flight home defeat without scoring a goal.
Vardy, the Leicester captain, is out of contract at the end of the season and it is unclear whether the club will offer him a new deal. The 38-year-old signed a 12-month deal following promotion last summer.
In a message posted on social media on Monday, Vardy said: “No words I have can ever express my feelings of anger and sadness with the way this season has gone. There are no excuses.
“Collectively, as players and as a club, we failed. There is simply no hiding, and I refuse to entertain any suggestion of doing so. Having been at this club for so long, we’ve experienced so many highs and successes – and this season has been nothing but miserable and for me personally, a total embarrassment. It hurts, and I know you’re feeling it too.
“To the fans: I’m sorry. Sorry we haven’t performed, and sorry we end the 2025 season with such a s*** show.”
The former England striker, who joined the club from Fleetwood in a £1m deal in 2011, is regarded as one of Leicester’s greatest players having played a key role in winning the Premier League in 2015-16 and the FA Cup in 2020-21.
The future of Leicester manager Ruud van Nistelrooy is also uncertain, with the Dutchman expected to hold talks with the club’s hierarchy this week. He is under contract until 2027 but his position is in serious doubt.
Leicester have sounded out potential successors in recent weeks. Van Nistelrooy said the club must make a quick decision to allow the team to progress. “The club has to use this time, otherwise you will waste it,” he said on Sunday.
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A dire campaign for Leicester – it is the second time they have been relegated to the Championship in three seasons – is underlined by Van Nistelrooy’s record since succeeding Steve Cooper. The 48-year-old has lost 16 of his past 18 matches.
Leicester, who visit in-form Wolves on Saturday, have won just four league matches – only one since Van Nistelrooy’s first game in charge in December – and accrued a total of 18 points from 33 matches this season.
