Claudio Ranieri, Nigel Pearson and Craig Shakespeare - three former Leicester City managers -- will be guests for the game against Burnley on Saturday, as the club prepares to make an emotional tribute to Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha.

Leicester have also announced that they will commission a statue of Srivaddhanaprabha to serve as a permanent memorial to their former owner, killed with four other passengers in a tragic helicopter crash last month.

Ranieri guided Leicester to the Premier League title in 2016 and is making his first return to the King Power Stadium for a competitive fixture to pay his respects.

The Italian was in charge when Leicester secured one of the most remarkable stories in football history, before his departure in February last year, and has accepted the club's invitation to attend the game.

Pearson and Shakespeare, who laid the foundations for the title triumph, will also be present in what is also their first appearance for a Leicester game since they left the club.

Sven Goran Eriksson, the first managerial appointment following the Srivaddhanaprabha takeover in 2010, has been invited but is expected to miss the game due to prior commitments.

It is understood that Esteban Cambiasso, the Argentinean midfielder who made a memorable impression with his one season in the 2014/15 campaign, will be at the game.