Danish football fan's dream to watch Leicester City realised

Andreas (second from left) said he was planning the next trip back to Leicester

A football fan from Denmark said he made "special memories" during his maiden trip to watch his beloved Leicester City.

Andreas Gents has followed the Foxes since they shocked the world by winning the Premier League in 2016.

The 20-year-old, who grew up watching FC Copenhagen, said many Danes adopted a foreign team but none of the "big six" English teams appealed to him.

He said finally making it to the East Midlands city felt unreal.

Mr Gents became hooked on the Foxes as a teenager during their captivating title charge under ex-boss Claudio Ranieri, whose team included Danish goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel.

He said the trip had been several years in the making and he had wanted to make the journey to the King Power Stadium sooner but his plan had been delayed by the Covid pandemic.

Mr Gents did not make the trip alone - his father and grandfather also accompanied him to their home game against Plymouth Argyle on Saturday.

He praised the city and described the people of Leicester as "warm and welcoming".

Leicester City beat Plymouth Argyle 4-0 at the King Power Stadium

The group sampled a pint in a nearby pub and visited the memorial garden to pay their respects to former chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, who was killed in a helicopter crash.

Mr Gents said they arrived at the ground well before kick-off and walked around the whole stadium to get "every inch of it".

But due to the Foxes' table-topping success following their relegation to the Championship - getting tickets was tricky so the three of them shelled out for hospitality seats.

"We had a couple of delays but we managed to make it... we had a fantastic time," Mr Gents said.

"It was an amazing experience, to see the stadium in person for the first time after so many years from looking at pictures on a screen.

"It is still surreal... being in Leicester did not feel real after spending so long watching and following the club and to actually be here is incredible.

"The experience was more than I imagined and the game was fantastic with a 4-0 win... these are special memories."

There were smiles all-round after the full-time whistle, but there was one more special moment when the family bumped into Danish goalkeeper Mads Hermansen.

"It felt like fate, there was no way we could not get to meet the future Danish number one," Mr Gents said.

The journey home to Denmark took 10 hours but Mr Gents said he was in no doubt they would plan another trip soon.