Jamie Vardy urged to wait 24 hours for Leicester's last-ditch offer before deciding on £20m Arsenal switch

Jamie Vardy has been asked to wait 24 hours until Leicester make a counter offer in a desperate attempt to stop him going to Arsenal.

That is the delay in the £20m move even though Arsenal remain hopeful and very confident that they will get the deal done.
Gunners striker Olivier Giroud has even claimed he has been told Vardy wants to join Arsenal and the switch is “good news” despite the threat to his own position. Leicester will move for Watford striker Troy Deeney if they lose Vardy but they still have not given up hope on persuading the England striker to stay.
Leicester will move for Deeney if Vardy departs. Arsenal have held negotiations, made it clear they will meet the £20m release clause and offered Vardy a contract believed to be worth £120,000-a-week over three years with the option of a fourth. That is double what 29-year-old Vardy is on at Leicester and the Premier League champions are fighting to keep him and have asked him to delay a decision until they try and match it. Those close to Vardy believe he is leaning towards moving to the Emirates but has yet to make a final decision. Arsenal are now waiting on Vardy with the ball firmly in his court. Vardy is due to fly out with England to the Euros on Monday.
Arsenal were hoping to do a medical and complete negotiations before he went to France as Roy Hodgson does not want transfer talk disrupting his plans but the England boss may allow him to do it before the tournament actually starts.