Leicester City’s Thai owner and Chairman Vichai
Srivaddhanaprabha has rewarded each of his players with a brand new Mercedes
B-Class for winning the Premier League. This isn’t the first time the Foxes owner has displayed a
gesture of goodwill, he gave every Leicester City fan a free beer and doughnut
to celebrate his birthday in a game against Southampton at the start of April.
But now, with a Premier League title under his belt, the
Thai owner has gone one better and according to the Daily Mail, he has stumped out £1m on 30 new
cars for his players. Not that the Leicester City players will have necessarily
needed a new car with many already owning luxury supercars. The Foxes’ hitman
Jamie Vardy owns a £168,000 Bentley Continental, and it’s likely that the
prolific forward may be underwhelmed with a B-Class Mercedes, which is modestly
priced at £32,670.
Srivaddhanaprabha has an estimated worth of around £2
billion, so the £1m spend out on 30 cars is hardly even a drop in the water for
the founder of duty-free company King Power. He will be hoping the gift is enough to keep Leicester’s
star players from leaving in the summer, with the likes of N’Golo Kante, Riyad
Mahrez and Jamie Vardy being linked with a move away from the East Midlands.
Meanwhile, Manchester City hopes of a top four finish
suffered a huge following its 2-2 draw with Arsenal on Sunday. The result gives Manchester United hope of a top four finish
should it wins its remaining two games. Arsenal will also need to win its last
game at home to Aston Villa for it to secure a third place finish.
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