Leicester City have confirmed that goalkeepers Danny Ward and Daniel Iversen will join Jamie Vardy in leaving the club this summer.
The trio are the only three senior City players out of contract at the King Power Stadium at the end of June, and neither of the two shot-stoppers have been offered fresh terms.
Ward leaves seven years after his £12m move from Liverpool. He was Kasper Schmeichel’s deputy for four years before taking over as number one in 2022-23.
However, he could not replicate the form he had shown in his cup outings, and he was replaced by Iversen for the final few matches of the campaign.
Ward’s 52nd and final outing came in the 3-0 defeat to Wolves last December in which he made a couple of errors that saw him booed by the home supporters and then taken out of the firing line by Ruud van Nistelrooy thereafter.
Iversen leaves after nine-and-a-half years with the club, having first joined the development squad as a teenager in January 2016.
After impressive loan spells at Oldham, Rotherham and at Deepdale, he worked his way into City’s first-team squad, but only had one stint as first-choice goalkeeper, taking over from Ward for the final few games of the 22-23 season, which took him to 17 appearances for the club.
Despite some decent showings, especially at home to Everton, he was unable to help keep City in the Premier League.
Iversen’s free transfer to North End has now been confirmed and he could face City next season, with the 27-year-old Dane expected to be their number one.
City said that, along with Vardy, "all three leave with the heartfelt thanks of everybody at Leicester City for their contributions during their time at King Power Stadium, as well as our best wishes for the next chapters in their careers".
They’re not the only players to leave, with eight young pros also exiting.
Midfield Arjan Raikhy, who played three senior matches under Enzo Maresca last term, is one of those to leave, the 22-year-old spending the second half of the season on loan at Tamworth in the National League.
Midfielder Oli Ewing, defenders Joe Wormleighton and Harvey Gardsmark-Ford, and goalkeeper Brad Young, who all spent time around the first team without making appearances join the list of players to leave, along with Deniche Hill, Ben Grist, and Liam McAlinney.
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