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Just seven years after the greatest day in their history, Leicester suffered one of their worst of modern times.
The club were relegated from the Premier League on the last day of the season despite beating West Ham, with Everton's victory consigning them to the drop.
Here Mail Sport looks at what happens next.
Who's going to leave?
It would be quicker to list the ones who will stay. Leicester, somehow, allowed the contracts of eight first-team players to expire this summer, including key names like Youri Tielemans, Jonny Evans and Caglar Soyuncu. Most are expected to go.
Evans admitted the players said goodbye to each other in the dressing room after West Ham as there will be 'a lot of changes'.
Just seven years after their greatest day, Leicester were relegated from the Premier League
The club now have a number of issues to navigate, including the naming of their next manager
Another nine only have a year left. James Maddison is one of them. He'll be gone. He's too good and too many clubs want him. Teams like Newcastle and Manchester City. Newcastle like Harvey Barnes, too, as do Aston Villa. Leicester must sell some prized assets to drum up cash for the rebuild.
There is no benefit to either of them reporting for the start of pre-season.
It will muddy the waters for a new manager trying to win immediate promotion.
Transfer negotiations are rarely simple, but this is the time to establish the nature of the market, have pragmatic discussions and get a deal done.
Leicester will likely not receive the same fees they would have had Barnes and Maddison been sold last summer. But these are the gambles clubs must take and this time, Leicester lost out.
They are now a Championship side and will be treated as such. Second-tier clubs are very rarely involved in £50million transfers and the sooner the Foxes understand this, the better.
Jamie Vardy also heads into the final year of his deal.
Although his powers are waning, Vardy did enough in Dean Smith's eight-game spell to show he is still a dangerous
