Bees missed out on Vardy deal

Former Brentford boss Mark Warburton told BBC World Service's Sportsworld that he was offered Jamie Vardy when he was in charge of the Bees but they did not sign the then non-league striker.

"I was at Brentford in League One and we turned him down for £600,000," said Warburton.

"An agent came and said we've got this non-league striker. He wanted £600,000. We had no data, no idea who he was - and it turns out it was Jamie Vardy.

"Hindsight would have been marvellous at the time, but unfortunately that one slipped us by."