Favourite to sign Jamie Vardy named amid Celtic rumours

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Celtic are having a party. The Hoops secured their fourth-straight league title with a 5-0 win over Dundee United away at Tannadice Park. That result put the Premiership race beyond the Rangers, no matter what happens in the remaining games. Incidentally, the next one is going to be a Glasgow Derby at Ibrox, which Brendan Rodgers will surely want to win, having lost back-to-back in that fixture.

Then, there is the Scottish Cup final for Celtic to deal with. The Hoops will need to get past Aberdeen to secure their sixth treble in nine seasons. Of course, that particular fixture holds a lot of happy memories for Rodgers and the fans.

After all of that, the focus will turn towards the summer transfer window. Jamie Vardy has unsurprisingly been linked with a move to Celtic after he announced that he will be leaving Leicester City at the end of this season, but the Englishman is not retiring yet.

Bookmakers have named Celtic as the second-favourite to sign Vardy this summer. Wrexham are at the top, as they close in on a historic promotion to the Championship. Also, the Rangers are third.

Favourite to sign Jamie Vardy named amid Celtic rumours

Of course, a lot of Celtic fans will not want to see the club sign Vardy. He is 38 years of age and recently saw his Leicester City team get relegated.

That being said, there is still football left in Vardy, that is for sure. He has scored 7 goals in the Premier League this season. That is not a bad tally, especially when you consider that he has played for a relegation team.

Also, last season, he scored 18 goals in the Championship. Then, there is the experience and leadership that he would bring to the table. There are a lot of positives that one should not overlook.