Leicester City Given Heroes Welcome at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok

“It was a very exciting season, winning the premier league was just amazing.” Ahead of the tour, club vice-chairman Aiyawatt ‘Top’ Srivaddhanaprabha, Vichai’s son, warned his players to be on their best behaviour in a kingdom whose wild nightlife belies a deep-seated social conservatism.

A tour last summer ended in a public relations disaster for the King Power family.

Then, three young players including the son of former manager Nigel Pearson, were sacked after a racially charged sex tape featuring local women was leaked to British media.

Manager Pearson was quietly dismissed a few weeks later in an apparent dispute over his handling of the scandal, paving the way for the avuncular Ranieri to take charge and steer the club towards sporting glory.

“They (the players) are massive now and they want to say thank you to the Thai fans,” Top recently told reporters.

“The players need privacy as well, but I’ve talked to them and they know they need to treat everything well,” he said.

Leicester were 5,000-1 outsiders to win the title at the start of their campaign.

The team will have two days of press and publicity duties in Thailand as they continue to celebrate league victory.

The highlight will be an open-top bus tour of Bangkok on Thursday, although it was unclear how many fans will brave the searing afternoon sun to cheer the team on – or if the city’s notoriously gridlocked roads will allow the team bus smooth passage.