Former Leicester manager Dean Smith says he tried to sign Jamie Vardy for his current club FC Charlotte and has paid tribute to his former assistant Craig Shakespeare.
Smith, 53, had hoped to bring Vardy to the United States with him but believes the Foxes' promotion denied him the chance of tempting the 37-year-old marksman to Major League Soccer.
When asked about his former striker at the US Bank Stadium in Charlotte, where his Charlotte team play, Smith said: “I did text him and see if he wanted to come over to America, but I knew that was going to be hard once he took Leicester back to the Premier League.