Leicester City's Premier League title win in 2016 was a miracle of epic proportions. Their relegation this season saw that joyous fairytale turn into a nightmare, but it is not a huge surprise.
Things improved under Craig Shakespeare, who guided the club to a 12th-place finish, but the club continued to flirt with the relegation zone the following season, at which point he was also sacked.
Kasper Schmeichel helped Leicester win the FA Cup for the first time, but when he left, he was not adequately replaced.Leicester's title-winning side was built on picking up quality players at bargain prices, going on to sell one player a year for a huge profit to help fund another trawl of football's bargain basement.
Patson Daka, Boubakary Soumaré, Jan Vestergaard and Ryan Bertrand all arrived in the 2021 transfer window and have all struggled to settle at the club.
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