Leicester: Nažalost, potvrđujemo da je svijet jučer izgubio velikog čovjeka

Nakon završetka utakmice protiv West Hama (1:1), vlasnik Leicestera je zajedno sa još četvero ljudi sjeo u helikopter koji se nedugo nakon polijetanja srušio u neposrednoj blizini King Power stadiona.

Iz Leicestera su večeras saopštili da su smrtno stradale sve osobe koje su se nalazile u helikopteru, uključujući i Vichaija Srivaddhanaprabhu.

"S dubokim žaljenjem i slomljena srca potvrđujemo da je naš predsjednik, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, bio među onim koji su tragično nastradali u subotu navečer kada se helikopter srušio ispred stadiona King Power. Nijedna od pet osoba koje su bile u helikopteru nije preživjela pad", započinje Leicester svoje saopštenje, u kojem se dalje navodi:

"Naše misli su uz porodicu Srivaddhanaprabha i porodice svih onih koji su sinoć stradali. Za nas je ovo ogroman gubitak. Svijet je jučer izgubio velikog čovjeka, punog ljubaznosti, velikodušnosti i ljubavi koju je posvetio svojoj porodici i našem klubu kojeg je tako uspješno vodio. Leicester je pod njegovim vodstvom bio poput prave porodice. Obećavamo da ćemo se i bez njega nastaviti voditi istom politikom i da ćemo imati identičnu viziju kao i do sada".

Iz Leicestera su napomenuli da će Knjiga žalosti biti otvorena na King Power u utorak ujutru (08:00) za sve navijače koji mu na taj način žele odati počast.

Srivaddhanaprabha, vlasnik firme King Power, kupio je Leicester u avgustu 2010. godine i imenovan je predsjednikom u februaru 2011. godine. Pod njegovim vodstvom je Leicester 2016. godine napravio čudo i osvojio Premier ligu, te stasao u jedan od najboljih engleskih klubova.

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Club Statement: Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha. It is with the deepest regret and a collective broken heart that we confirm our Chairman, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, was among those to have tragically lost their lives on Saturday evening when a helicopter carrying him and four other people crashed outside King Power Stadium. None of the five people on-board survived. The primary thoughts of everyone at the Club are with the Srivaddhanaprabha family and the families of all those on-board at this time of unspeakable loss. In Khun Vichai, the world has lost a great man. A man of kindness, of generosity and a man whose life was defined by the love he devoted to his family and those he so successfully led. Leicester City was a family under his leadership. It is as a family that we will grieve his passing and maintain the pursuit of a vision for the Club that is now his legacy. A book of condolence, which will be shared with the Srivaddhanaprabha family, will be opened at King Power Stadium from 8am on Tuesday 30 October for supporters wishing to pay their respects. Supporters unable to visit King Power Stadium that wish to leave a message can do so through an online book of condolence, which will be made available via lcfc.com in due course. Both Tuesday’s First Team fixture against Southampton in the EFL Cup and the Development Squad fixture against Feyenoord in the Premier League International Cup have been postponed. Everyone at the Club has been truly touched by the remarkable response of the football family, whose thoughtful messages of support and solidarity have been deeply appreciated at this difficult time.

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