Leicester have announced that a statue in honour of Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, the club’s late owner, will be located outside the King Power Stadium.
Leicester fans have hailed the club’s decision to build a statue outside the King Power Stadium in honour of club owner and Chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha.
The Thai businessman and four other people were tragically killed when his helicopter crashed outside the Premier League club’s stadium on October 27.
Srivaddhanaprabha’s death led to an outpouring of grief – not only within the local community – but the football world as a whole, as fans came together to honour his achievements.
Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha, the late owner’s son, made the announcement in a souvenir programme for Saturday’s Premier League game with Burnley.
“I plan to commission a statue of my father, for outside King Power Stadium, as a permanent and fitting tribute to the man that made it all possible,” wrote Aiyawatt. “He will forever be in our hearts. He will never be forgotten.”
A number of Foxes fans, still grieving over the untimely loss of the man who helped bring the Premier League title to LE2, took to Twitter to praise the club’s decision:
As well as the souvenir programme, fans were given free commemorative scarves, badges and clap banners ahead of the Burnley match, which ended in a 0-0 draw.
A tribute to the owner was shown on big screens before the game, while a two-minute silence honoured the five victims of the crash and those who died in the First World War.
Further details regarding the statue’s commissioning and positioning will be released in due course.
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