CREMONA, Italy (AP) — Jamie Vardy sees some similarities between his new club, Cremonese, and his former team, Leicester.

Just like was often the case at Leicester , promoted Cremonese faces a challenge to stay up in the top division and has a lot of doubters.

Vardy said at his presentation Wednesday that he was convinced to join the Italian club during a long Zoom call with Cremonese coach Davide Nicola, who is known as an expert at avoiding relegation.

“Just looking in his eyes and seeing what he wanted, that really resonated with myself and I think as a footballer it’s always nice to feel wanted,” Vardy said. “Having sat down with the manager and the owner, the main task is making sure we stay in the league. And if I’m honest, that’s how it was when I was at Leicester.”

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