![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/schmeichels-controversial-nice-year-from-shock-leicester-exit-to-brutal-tweet/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/MM-OFF-PLATFORM-SCHMEICEL2.jpg&description=ON THE KASP Published : 14:18, 2 Sep 2023 Updated : 14:18, 2 Sep 2023 NICE'S blunt 29-word statement on deadline day concluded a shocking year for Kasper Schmeichel. The goalkeeper, 36, was brutally axed by the Ligue 1 side yesterday as they ripped up his contract just 12 months after he arrived in France. 7 Kasper Schmeichel saw his Nice contract ripped up on deadline day Credit: Reuters 7 He lifted the FA Cup with Leicester in May 2021 Credit: AFP And that came after he was controversially let go after 11 years with Leicester City. The Dane cemented himself as a club legend at the King Power. He made a whopping 479 appearances for the Foxes, famously winning the Premier League in 2015-16 and 2021 FA Cup, taking on the armband and even 'scoring' a last-gasp header that eventually got credited to Chris Wood. But many eyebrows were raised when he was left out of a 5-1 win at Watford in May 2022, then missed Leicester's pre-season training camp and eventually was allowed to leave with a year left on his contract . Part of that came down to a business decision - Schmeichel earned a reported £130,000 per week, second only to Jamie Vardy on Fosse Way. But SunSport understands the goalkeeper was not universally popular within the Seagrave training ground and it felt the right time to move him on, receiving just £1m from Nice. Upon his emotional exit, Schmeichel said: "I came to Leicester as a young man who was in need of a home. I needed a bit of love, I'd been around a lot of clubs and I needed somewhere I could call home. "It's been more than just a club to me, it's been a place where I've made lifelong friends and memories - it has been my home. Thank you for your unwavering support - you are what makes this club so special. "This isn't a goodbye, this is farewell, see you soon. I'm sure we'll see each other soon. But again, thank you so much for everything you've done." Not only had Brendan Rodgers lost one of the top goalkeepers in the Premier League but he also lost){kind=link}
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NICE’S blunt 29-word statement on deadline day concluded a shocking year for Kasper Schmeichel.
The goalkeeper, 36, was brutally axed by the Ligue 1 side as they ripped up his contract just 12 months after he arrived in France.
And that came after he was controversially let go after 11 years with Leicester City.
The Dane cemented himself as a club legend at the King Power.