Arsenal fear Jamie Vardy is going to stay with Leicester following new contract offer

Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger is braced for disappointment in his attempt to sign Leicester striker Jamie Vardy. 

The striker's current club Leicester came back with an improved contract offer on Monday, and Vardy’s team-mates have made an emotional plea to stop him joining Arsenal. 

The 29-year-old had promised Arsene Wenger an answer on Monday, when he flew out with England for Euro 2016 duty in France. 

But he did not get in contact, leaving the gunner's boss fearing the worst. 

Arsene Wenger, who had offered to meet the player’s £20million buy-out clause, believes he would have accepted Arsenal’s offer by now if he was keen to move to the Emirates. 

Arsenal offered a contract worth around £120,000-a-week worth over four years — double what he is currently on at Leicester. 

However,Leicester City owners are understood to have moved quickly by proposing improved terms to take Vardy up towards the £100,000-a-week mark. 

Vardy has also been told by England boss Roy Hodgson to put the transfer talk on hold to concentrate on the Euros, and agents have been banned from the training base in Chantilly.