Everton Consider Jamie Vardy Signing Amid Striker Crisis

Everton’s search for firepower has taken a dramatic twist, with the club weighing up a move for free agent Jamie Vardy – and a large section of the fanbase already on board with the idea.

The Toffees head into the autumn with just one senior centre-forward after selling Beto on deadline day and failing to land Folarin Balogun. It leaves David Moyes dangerously light up front until the window reopens in January, forcing him to scour the free-agent market for short-term solutions.

Vardy, released by Cremonese at the end of the 2025-26 season, has emerged as one of the leading options. The 39-year-old has been linked with several clubs since leaving Italy and is understood to have turned down interest from Wrexham. A return to the Premier League, once unthinkable at this stage of his career, is suddenly back on the table.

Everton fans back bold Vardy punt

The situation is stark. Relying solely on Lewis Barry to carry the attack through to January is a huge gamble. One injury, one loss of form, and Everton’s already fragile margin for error shrinks further.

On paper, a move for Vardy could easily have been met with scepticism. He is deep into the twilight of his career, no longer at his explosive best and without the benefit of a full pre-season behind him. Yet when The Sun reported that Everton were considering the veteran striker, the backlash never came.

Instead, many supporters flocked to X to argue the club should take the plunge. Context matters. This is not about signing the Vardy of Leicester’s title-winning peak; it is about adding experience, movement and a penalty-box presence to a squad that is one injury away from a full-blown crisis.

Everton have other free agents to assess as they try to plug the gap, but Vardy is the name that has captured imaginations.

Can Vardy still deliver in the Premier League?

Strip away the age and the narrative and one fact remains: Vardy still scores goals.

Last season he hit seven in Serie A for Cremonese and was named the league’s Player of the Month for November, proof that his instincts in front of goal have not deserted him. Expecting that level of output over a full Premier League campaign would be unrealistic, yet Everton do not need a season-long saviour.

They need moments. A scruffy winner at Goodison. A breakaway goal away from home. A handful of decisive contributions that drag them through to January while the recruitment team works on longer-term answers.

Moyes will know the risks. A 39-year-old without a pre-season is no guarantee of reliability across a congested schedule. But he will also know what a streetwise, battle-tested finisher can bring to a dressing room and a team that too often lacks a ruthless edge.

For now, it is only interest, only consideration. The question is whether Everton turn admiration into an offer in the coming weeks – and whether Vardy fancies one last crack at the Premier League spotlight.