Leicester City owners looking to sell club for more than £200m

Leicester City’s owners King Power, who have been in charge of the ​Midlands club since 2010, are looking ‌to sell the third-tier outfit for more than £200 million ($270 million), the BBC reported on ​Thursday.

Leicester, whose Premier League triumph in ​2016 was a major upset, have dropped ⁠to League One after finishing second-from-bottom ​in the Championship last season.

Thai travel retail group King Power founder Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha bought Leicester from Milan ​Mandaric after the company signed a ​shirt sponsorship deal with the club.

Leicester, founded in 1884, ‌were ⁠promoted to the Premier League in 2014 and secured their first top-flight title two years later. The club won ​their only ​FA Cup ⁠in 2021.

Srivaddhanaprabha died in 2018 when his helicopter crashed outside ​the club’s stadium.

Leicester have struggled ​to ⁠manage their finances in recent years and have been relegated in successive seasons. They ⁠were docked ​six points last term ​for breaching EFL spending rules.

Source:  Reuters

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