Is this a sign Jamie Vardy is considering a move to Saudi Arabia? Leicester City star and wife Rebekah pay visit to WAG hotspot amid £1.8million court row with Coleen Rooney
Rebekah Vardy and her husband Jamie broke their mid-season holiday in Dubai to visit Saudi Pro League WAG hotspot Bahrain, MailOnline can reveal.
The stop-off, which sees them stay at the Enclave’s Four Seasons Hotel, sparked fresh rumors that the Leicester City striker is considering a lucrative new move that would help pay for his wife’s legal bills.
The hotel is a 40-minute drive from oil-rich Dammam, home of Steven Gerrard’s Al-Ettifaq FC.
But Gerrard and some of his players live across the border in more liberal Bahrain, where drinking is allowed.
His children attend the local British school, while he occasionally drinks at the nearby rugby club.
Jamie Vardy’s recent trip to the Middle East has sparked fears he could move to Saudi Arabia
Rebekah Vardy and her husband Jamie broke their mid-season holiday in Dubai to visit Saudi Pro League WAG hotspot Bahrain
The Vardys’ visit to the Middle East comes after Mrs Vardy lost the final round of her marathon ‘Wagatha Christie’ legal case against Coleen Rooney (right) after Mrs
The Vardys’ visit to the Middle East comes after Mrs Vardy lost the final round of her marathon ‘Wagatha Christie’ legal case against Coleen Rooney.
On Tuesday, a High Court judge ruled there should be no reduction in the 90 per cent share she must pay of Coleen Rooney’s legal costs, after Ms Vardy lost her high-profile defamation trial against her rival Wag.
Now mother-of-five Rebekah, 42, has posted several photos from Bahrain to her Instagram stories as the couple enjoy a holiday during the international break.
But sources have told MailOnline that the couple have privately taken a detour to the Saudi kingdom next door, fueling speculation that Jamie, 37, may have had second thoughts about signing up for a lucrative deal with a Saudi club.
In June 2023, Vardy rejected an offer to play for Al-Khaleej FC, as well as interest from other clubs.
A year later he signed a one-year contract extension with Leicester City, newly promoted to the Premier League, keeping him there until the end of this season, but after that he would be a free agent.
Last year a move to Saudi wasn’t considered the right one for him and his family, but the couple’s jaunt to the Middle East – captioned one of Becky’s photos ‘Kid Free Zone’ – suggests circumstances may have changed.
Vardy is a legend at Leicester, where he helped the club to a magical Premier League title in 2016
The hotel is a 40-minute drive from Dammam, home of Steven Gerrard’s Al-Ettifaq FC
Vardy has previously been approached by Saudi clubs and will be a free agent at the end of the season
Many of the British and other players such as Jordan Henderson and Ivan Toney, who have played for Saudi clubs, have chosen to make their homes in nearby Bahrain, where strict dress codes for women are less strictly enforced than in Saudi and where alcohol can are served legally.
Despite his age, Vardy has already scored two goals this season, taking his Leicester tally to 190 goals in a career that has seen him win the Premier League and the FA Cup.
Vardy’s net worth in 2022 was estimated at £9 million. He owns a Bentley Continental car and a luxurious country house in Lincolnshire. His one-year contract extension at Leicester is worth £5.3 million.
Last week’s replay of the Wagatha hearing brought back memories of the Sensational High Court Ljebel Trial.
Coleen Rooney’s lawyers accused Rebekah Vardy of ‘deplorable conduct’ as the case returned to court.
The wife of former England captain Wayne Rooney faced a challenge in the High Court of London from Rebekah, who wanted to halve the £1.8 million legal bill she was facing.
On Tuesday, a High Court judge ruled that there would be no reduction in Ms Vardy’s (pictured) 90 per cent share of Coleen Rooney’s £1.8 legal costs
Rebekah lost the main legal action in July 2022 after suing Coleen over story leak claims.
Last week she unsuccessfully demanded a 50 per cent cut in the settlement as it was alleged Coleen charged for a lawyer’s stay at a five-star Nobu Hotel.
Coleen accused Rebekah in 2019 of sharing her private social media information with the press – an allegation that judge Mrs Justice Steyn later ruled was ‘substantially true’.
A source close to Rebekah insisted the couple were only ‘on holiday during the international break’.