Clear-minded Leicester will thrive in European football, Buddhist monk says

Britain Soccer Football - Leicester City celebrate winning Premier League title - Leicester - 3/5/16 Leicester City owner Vichai Raksriaksorn arrives at the training ground Action Images via Reuters / Craig Brough Livepic

BANGKOK (Reuters) - The owners of English football champions Leicester City say they will resist attempts by more glamorous rivals to lure away their title-winning players, after an unlikely triumph that has captured the imagination of fans worldwide.

Duty-free magnate Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha became the first Thai owner of an English Premier League title-winning team on Monday night, when the only club capable of catching them, Tottenham Hotspur, were held to a 2-2 draw by Chelsea.