King has been with the club at their highest and lowest moments , saying he has “cried when the club cried”

Andy King is that rarity in the modern game, a one-club man, so in love with Leicester City after 379 games and 64 goals that he willingly and selflessly handed over the prized No 10 shirt to James Maddison because, for him, it is about the badge on the front not the name on the back.

He’s 30, lean and fit after preparing for pre-season with private training sessions in Portugal, and determined to convince Brendan Rodgers that he can still contribute to a Leicester side full of emerging talent and with ambitions of breaking back into the top six. He’s realistic, too, appreciating the quality of youngsters at Leicester, like Maddison.

With the No 10 shirt, King also sent Maddison a message: “It suits