When it comes to coverage on Premier League football players and what
they drive day-to-day, a lot of focus tends to be given to the same
half a dozen clubs that regularly contend near the top of the league.
That usually means little coverage for clubs like Leicester City and
its players’ fleet of cars. Recently however, Leicester have been wowing
football followers across the nation with an unexpected and impressive
title bid.
Here we take a look at the cars driven by Leicester’s title-chasing players.
Jamie Vardy – Bentley Continental
English striker Jamie Vardy has been in incredible form in recent
months for Leicester City, which has since led to a contract extension
at the East Midlands club.
To help celebrate his new deal, Vardy has got himself a Bentley
Continental, painted in a dark blue finish similar to the colour of
Leicester City’s home kit. As a sign of how much his career has
progressed, a new Bentley is likely the sort of car Vardy could only
dream of owning back when he was playing for teams below the top few
leagues in England.
Daniel Simpson – Lamborghini Huracan
Leicester City’s right back Simpson has played for numerous Premier
League clubs including Manchester United, Newcastle United and Queens
Park Rangers but has become one of several unexpected title challengers
at his current club.
Simpson’s time moving around different Premier League clubs has
allowed him to save up enough to afford a Lamborghini Huracan supercar.
However, Daniel doesn’t exactly stand out in Leicester’s squad with his
Huracan. Two other players, Nathan Dyer and Jeff Schlupp, are reported
to also drive around in the same type of Lambo.
Gökhan Inler – Lamborghini Gallardo
Another Leicester City player that drives around in a Lamborghini
supercar is the Swiss defensive midfielder Inler. However, while others
in the squad choose the Huracan, Inler reportedly gets around in the
Huracan’s predecessor, the Lamborghini Gallardo.
Kasper Schmeichel – Range Rover
Leicester City’s first-choice goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel reportedly
owns a Range Rover - a car seemingly at least one player in every
Premier League squad must own.
Schmeichel is also said to own a Mercedes SLS supercar and a Mercedes
Vito van with a bed in the back. The latter allows Kasper to catch up
on sleep while someone else drives.
Leonardo Ulloa – Porsche Cayenne
Leicester City Argentinian striker Ulloa reportedly commutes in a
Porsche Cayenne. The current starting price for the premium SUV is
nearly £53,000, but higher trim levels can push price anyway between
about £75,000 and £120,000.
N’golo Kante – MINI Hatch
The hard-working French midfielder N’golo Kante has become a key
player in Leicester’s squad since arriving in the summer of 2015. Recent
success is not preventing Kante from staying grounded, at least if you
go by his motor.
Kante reportedly didn’t even have a car when he first turned up at
Leicester City, so someone gave him a used MINI hatchback to help him
get from A to B.
Claudio Ranieri – Mercedes GLC-Class
Leicester City’s odds-defying manager Ranieri travels around in a
Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class, a compact luxury SUV which succeeds the
GLK-Class and only launched in the UK earlier this year.
Whether he chooses to upgrade to something even more luxurious in the
future is one thing, but what are the chances he’ll get an improved
contract that will allow him to in the near future? We say very likely.
This article was first published on carkeys.co.uk.
Source: DSG