This is Leicestershire --Richie Wellens has left Leicester City by mutual consent after four years at the club.
The 33-year-old had a year left to run on his City contract but has reached an agreement to be released, and is now free to join another club.
The midfielder made 149 appearances for City, scoring four goals, after being signed by manager Nigel Pearson in July 2009 for an undisclosed fee from Doncaster Rovers.
However, Wellens made only two appearances last season as he battled back from a serious knee ligament injury, and had a spell on loan at Ipswich as he looked to reclaim his fitness.
But it was clear Wellens had fallen down the pecking order at City behind younger players such as Matty James, Andy King and Danny Drinkwater.
His name had been circulated to other clubs as available for transfer, and former City striker Paul Dickov had expressed an interest in taking Wellens back to Doncaster, but said they were unable to afford such a deal.
But now Wellens has become a free agent, several clubs are expected to want to sign him.
He came through the ranks at Manchester United before joining Blackpool in 2000, Oldham in 2005 and Doncaster in 2007.
After joining City in a deal reported to be worth more than £1million, Wellens became an ever-present.
He missed only three games as City reached the play-off semi-finals, only to lose to Cardiff in a penalty shoot-out.
In the 2010-11 season, Wellens was named as City's player of the year and was rewarded with a new contract.
The next campaign, which saw Pearson's return, Wellens again made 46 appearances, captaining the side 19 times, before injuring his knee against West Ham and undergoing surgery.
Wellens is the second player to leave the King Power Stadium this summer after Jermaine Beckford's departure to Bolton, as City continue to reshape the squad to comply with Financial Fair Play. Reported by This is 15 hours ago.