Everton Consider Jamie Vardy Free Transfer Amid Fan Support
Everton are exploring a move for Jamie Vardy on a free transfer, with a growing section of the fanbase backing what would be one of the most eye-catching short-term punts of the season.
The club head into the autumn with just one senior centre-forward after selling Beto on deadline day and failing to land Folarin Balogun. That has left David Moyes staring at a thin forward line and a closed transfer window. If he wants help before January, it has to come from the free-agent market.
Vardy, released by Cremonese at the end of the 2025-26 campaign, is firmly on the list of options under discussion.
Vardy back in the Premier League?
At 39, Vardy is a long way from the electric, title-winning version that terrorised defences for Leicester City. He has not had a full pre-season. On paper, this is the sort of link that usually prompts groans.
Yet the reaction from Everton supporters has gone the other way. When The Sun reported that the club were considering a move, fans quickly took to X to argue that, given the current state of the squad, it makes sense. The message from many was simple: this is not about romance, it is about survival.
Everton’s reality is stark. Relying solely on young Lewis Barry until the winter window is a huge risk. One injury, one extended dip in form, and the team’s already fragile margin for error shrinks even further. Dropped points soon follow. League positions start to slide.
That is why the free-agent market suddenly looks less like a gamble and more like a necessity.
Can Vardy still deliver?
For all the focus on his age, Vardy’s numbers last season in Serie A were respectable. He scored seven times for Cremonese and was named the league’s Player of the Month in November. The instincts have not gone. He still finds space, still finishes when chances fall his way.
No one at Everton would realistically expect the Leicester legend to arrive and hit double figures in half a season. That is not the pitch. The calculation is far more pragmatic: can he give Moyes “a couple” of crucial goals between now and January?
One winner in a tight game. A late equaliser away from home. Moments that tilt a season.
In a squad this light up front, those contributions could be worth far more than the short-term wage outlay.
For now, it is only interest and internal discussion. No official offer has gone in, no medical is booked. But the idea of Jamie Vardy in blue, charging the Gwladys Street End one last time in the Premier League, is on the table.
The next few weeks will show whether Everton turn that idea into a deal – and whether their striker crisis forces them to roll the dice on one of English football’s great late bloomers.
