Ligue 1: Kasper Schmeichel joins OGC Nice from Leicester City
Kasper Schmeichel has ended his 11-year stay at Leicester by signing for Nice while the Foxes are yet to have made a summer signing.
Kasper #Schmeichel accueilli par les Niรงois ๐ฅ#VillageOGCNice pic.twitter.com/mm912cEYT7
— OGC Nice (@ogcnice) August 3, 2022
๐ฉ๐ฐ Viking coming!
Kasper #Schmeichel joins #OGCNice! pic.twitter.com/LjZ65V96LZ
— OGC Nice ๐ฌ๐ง๐บ๐ธ (@ogcnice_eng) August 3, 2022
The 35-year-old Denmark international goalkeeper completed his medical with the Ligue 1 club after an agreement was reached between the clubs.
Welcome to #Ligue1UberEats ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐งค
Kasper Schmeichel joins @ogcnice_eng ! โ๏ธ pic.twitter.com/ILM1CqlszO
— Ligue 1 English (@Ligue1_ENG) August 3, 2022
Speaking at the weekend, Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers admitted Schmeichel would be allowed to end his 11-year stay at the King Power Stadium if he found a new club.
In the heat of this early August, more than 2,000 #OGCNice fans made the trip to the Promenade du Paillon to greet the new recruitshttps://t.co/AFBMJuwgkz
— OGC Nice ๐ฌ๐ง๐บ๐ธ (@ogcnice_eng) August 3, 2022
Foxes captain Schmeichel has been a mainstay throughout the most successful period in the club’s history, winning the Championship and promotion in 2013/14, the Premier League title in 2015/16, and the FA Cup and Community Shield in 2021.
After 11 years with #lcfc, Kasper Schmeichel has joined Nice, ending his incredible spell with the Foxes ๐#ThankYouKasper
— Leicester City (@LCFC) August 3, 2022
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Schmeichel follows in the footsteps of former Arsenal, Juventus and Rangers midfielder Aaron Ramsey, who moved to the south of France after his Juventus contract was torn up.
News of Schmeichel’s departure comes amid speculation linking James Maddison, Wesley Fofana, Harvey Barnes and Youri Tielemans with the Leicester exit door, while the reports have been compounded by the Foxes’ failure to make any summer signings.