Arsenal great Robert Pires believes Jamie Vardy has all the qualities to be a success at the Emirates Stadium, should he decide to leave Leicester City.
The 29-year-old is said to be considering his future while at Euro 2016 with England after Arsenal met a reported £20million release clause in his Leicester contract.
Vardy scored 24 times in the league in 2015-16 as Leicester went on to complete one of the most remarkable triumphs in sporting history by claiming their first Premier League title.
And Pires, who was part of Arsene Wenger s Invincibles , believes Vardy will thrive at Arsenal should he make the step up in the off-season.
There is no reason why it couldn t work out for Vardy, the two-time Premier League winner told the Daily Mail. He scored a lot of goals in the Premier League last season and is now known around the world.
He has the ability, comes across as very hard-working which Arsenal like, and he s a great finisher.
There s a lot more pressure with playing for a big club, so it will be a step up.
Arsenal, who finished runners-up to Leicester last season, have already added Granit Xhaka to the squad, and Pires believes the addition of Vardy could see the club break their 12-year title drought.
However, with Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho at Manchester City and United respectively next season, the one-time World Cup winner concedes it is a much more difficult task than previous years.
Granit Xhaka is a great signing and to be honest, I m not sure how many more players are needed, Pires said.
A lot is said about Arsenal going forward and if you look at goals scored, they were only a few goals off finishing top of that chart, Vardy s addition could help next year.
The league will be more difficult, especially with the arrivals of Pep Guardiola and Antonio Conte [at Chelsea], plus you cannot ignore Mourinho s appointment.
You expect Mourinho to get Manchester United to compete again. His rivalry with Wenger was one the most eagerly awaited clashes from the last decade of the Premier League.
It s a good fight. It may take a while for him to get his side up to scratch so it s a chance for Wenger to fix that head-to-head record.
