Leicester squad to visit Thailand for cremation of late chairman Vichai

Brendan Rodgers will fly to Thailand with his Leicester team and staff on Tuesday for the cremation of the club's late chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha.

Khun Vichai's body has been kept in rest for 100 days after his funeral in November and the final part of the Buddhist tradition will now be observed.

He was killed along with four others when his helicopter crashed shortly after take-off from the King Power Stadium following a game against West Ham on October 27.

After training at Belvoir Drive in the morning Rodgers will travel to Bangkok with his coaching team and those players not involved in international duty. They will return early on Saturday.

'Coming into the club I've got a real sense of what he meant to everyone,' said Rodgers.

'He was an incredible leader and for all his wealth he was a good person.'

Rodgers praised Khun Vichai's son Aiyawatt, known as Top, for carrying on.

'I lost my own father at quite a young age, when he was 59, and people will understand what that experience does to you and how tough it was,' he said.

'Top has been so brave and so courageous and really positive at what is a really dark time for him. When you analyse the situation, it's the first time that he will have been leading without his father.'

Rodgers wants to return the faith shown in him with silverware.

'When I came into the club, the vision I presented to Top was very simple: it was to win as many titles as we could. So let's not shy away from it, we want to win and that's why I came here.

'And to defend what the owners have wanted to achieve and helping them gain further success in the future.'