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​Huth announces Leicester departure

Robert Huth will leave Leicester City at the end of the season.

Following his ankle injury and undergoing surgery last summer, the German failed to feature this term and will part ways with the Foxes in the coming transfer window.

Leicester manager Claude Puel regrets being deprived of Huth's services since he took over as manager.

"It is a great shame that I have been unable to call on Robert's experience due to injury this season, but he is a fantastic man and is always a positive influence on the squad and for this I am grateful," said Puel.

"I would like to congratulate him on everything he has achieved as a Leicester City player."

Huth was one of key players in Leicester's stunning Premier League 2015/16 triumph and vice-chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha assured that the defender will forever be a club legend.

"Players like Robert have been so important to our club in the last three years, not just for his qualities as a footballer, but for his qualities as a character," he said.

"He's a leader, a winner and a player whose commitment to the team has made him equally popular among our players and our supporters. His status as a Leicester City great is very much secure."

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