Vardy Holds V9 Academy Press Conference
- Jamie Vardy addressed the media on Thursday to discuss his V9 Academy
- Peterborough United’s Alex Penny, a graduate of the V9 Academy, joined the Leicester City striker
- The Foxes face Peterborough at the ABAX Stadium on Saturday in the fourth round of the Emirates FA Cup (12:30pm kick-off)
Penny, 20, signed his first professional contract for Saturday’s Emirates FA Cup Fourth Round opponents in the summer and the central defender has since gone on to play 11 times for Grant McCann’s side this term.
Following Claude Puel’s pre-match press conference, media from up and down the country were in attendance to quiz the City No.9 about the progress of the V9 Academy and its future prospects, as it enters its second year of talent spotting.
Vardy, a former non-league player himself, said: “We knew that the first year would be trial and error but we thought it was a massive success getting five players through, so we were always going to try for a second. It is strange.
“People say I am a role model and things like that. I have never gone out there to be that. I managed to get my chance to be a pro and it didn’t really stop.”
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