It is almost eight years to the day since the Football League confirmed that Leicester City’s takeover by a Thailand‑based consortium had been approved. Milan Mandaric, the club’s previous owner, who stayed on as chairman initially, announced: “Today is a great day for Leicester City. Our owners are fantastic people with incredible ambition for the future. They have great character and integrity and they will strive for success for Leicester City.”
Few could have imagined how prophetic those words would turn out to be as Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, a Thai billionaire, bought Leicester for £39m and oversaw a magical story of sporting triumph against the odds that rejuvenated a city, never mind a football club, and captured the imagination of people all over the world.
Written by Stuart James
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/oct/28/vichai-srivaddhanaprabha-quiet-man-delivered-dream under the title “Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha: the quiet man behind a sporting fairytale | Stuart James”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
