Arsenal icon Ian Wright admits ‘jealousy’ watching Leicester’s owner joyously celebrating at Wembley

As Ian Wright watched the Leicester team celebrating joyously with their owner on the Wembley turf, the Arsenal legend’s frustration with his former club only grew.

The Foxes lifted the FA Cup on Saturday through a 1-0 victory over favourites Chelsea, with Kasper Schmeichel bringing chairman Top Srivaddhanaprabha onto the field after the final whistle to parade the trophy in front of the 20,000 crowd. 

Top’s father, the man who sparked the Leicester fairytale, Vichai, died in a helicopter crash back in 2018. The emotion in north-west London again demonstrated the Foxes’ unique bond between the pitch, terrace and boardroom. 

Leicester chairman Top Srivaddhanaprabha joined the Wembley FA Cup final celebrations 

Ian Wright (far left) looked down on the celebrations and could only think of his own club 

‘I tell you what, look at him with the players, with the manager,’ Wright said, reacting to the celebrations on the BBC. 

‘The jealousy I feel, knowing an owner can be like that… honestly, it breaks my heart.

‘I’m absolutely delighted for Leicester and him. Magnificent, magnificent. Brilliant.’

It’s a different story at the Emirates. There will be no celebrations for Arsenal this season, and certainly none arm-in-arm with Stan Kroenke any time soon. 

While Leicester have powered into the top-four fight and continued to develop rapidly as a club, the Gunners have slipped to mid-table. The once-great institution now lies in ninth, with European qualification of any kind now all-but off the table.   

Leicester players’ reaction to the Foxes chairman showed their gratitude for what he’s brought

Ian Wright admitted the situation was something he dreams of for his former club Arsenal 

The European Super League betrayal has brought fans’ frustrations with the Kroenke’s to new heights, demanding the Americans walk. Spotify founder Daniel Ek is plotting to rescue the club with a takeover attempt, but the Swede’s first bid was rejected. 

‘I’m with the fans, I’d like the Kroenke’s out’, Wright added on Match of the Day amid the Super League fallout. 

‘Josh Kroenke has already said they’re not going anywhere so now it’s up to the Government to try and make the kind of change to these owners, which for me has to have fan involvement. 

‘We can’t carry on like this, we can’t have owners like that. They’re invisible to us.’

Gunners fans have been protesting against the Kroenke owners after the Super League plot