Former Leicester City striker Steve Claridge has express his delight at Jamie Vardy's decision to turn down Arsenal.
Following weeks of speculation, Vardy decided to snub the advances of the Gunners by signing a new four-year contract with the Premier League champions and the news has certainly served as music to the ears of the Foxes faithful.
Claridge was also left delighted with Vardy's decision to stay put at the King Power Stadium and has stated that the striker made the correct choice in turning down Arsenal.
He told Omnisport: "I wasn't surprised. I think it's a mature decision from someone who's seen the other side. He's been played out of position at times at Leicester and he could have been played out of position at Arsenal, Arsene Wenger does that with strikers.
"He will have thought, 'Will I get to play in the right position at a side as good as Arsenal? There's a possibility I'd be a squad player'. At Leicester he is the main man. If he was 22 he would have probably gone, but at 29 he's decided to stay.
"You know what you're going to get at Leicester and he's settled in the area with his wife and his family. Staying at Leicester will not be an isolated decision, he will have sat and analysed it.
"Turning down one of top five clubs in the world, Arsenal are an institution, these things have to be given a proper perspective. He's made the right decision and I'm not saying that because I played for Leicester.
"He's made the right decision after analysing what might happen if he moved. At this stage in his life, he is an integral part at Leicester."