Daniel Amartey has paid his respects to the late Leicester City chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha by visiting the King Power Stadium on Tuesday.
The 23-year-old visited the ground with flowers on crutches and was visibly emotional as he prayed.
He suffered a suspected broken ankle in injury time of Leicester’s 1-1 draw with West Ham just an hour before Srivaddhanaprabha’s helicopter crashed and killed all five people on board.
Leicester’s squad went to the stadium yesterday alongside Khun Vichai’s family including son and club vice-chairman Aiyawatt.
But the Ghanaian defender was unable to attend with his team-mates as he began his recovery from the injury.
It was not until after coming out of “successful surgery” that the right-back learned of Srivaddhanaprabha’s tragic death.
In an emotional Instagram post, Amartey said: “Thank you everyone for your encouraging words of support, but devastating to come out of a successful surgery to learn about our Chairman who has meant so much for this Club and for all of us players.
“My prayers goes out to your family Boss.”
The club opened a book of condolences for fans to write their personal messages.
Amartey’s former team-mate Riyad Mahrez dedicated his winning goal for Manchester City against Tottenham to his former chairman on an emotional night at Wembley.
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