Leicester City are so close they can almost taste that sweet, sweet Premier League trophy.
After an astonishing season they sit seven points clear at the top of the table, with just five games left.
Whilst they’ve still got tough games left against West Ham, Chelsea, and Manchester United, it would take a monumental capitulation or loss of form now to deny them a historic title win..
It would take a monumental jackass to cash out on them at this stage.
But Leicester fans with money riding on Claudio Ranieri’s valiant charges still refuse to count their chickens before they’ve hatched.
We’ve already seen cash outs before from this lot – even *before* they beat Watford – but Leicester have just kept on winning and we’ve all continued to crack up at their fans’ lack of faith.
The internet goes absolutely crazy after Leicester fan's 5000/1 bet cash out https://t.co/QY1k7ZRaIl
— SportsJOE (@SportsJOEdotie) February 13, 2016
Another anonymous Leicester fan who backed his side to win the title back in August at 5000/1 has had enough of the nail-biting climax to the season.
After Jamie Vardy’s brace won them another three points against Sunderland he finally cashed in on his bet.
He stood to win around £133,000.
He cashed out for £108,703.41 instead. In euros, that’s €136,799.81.
With six games to go and the Foxes priced at 1/5 to win the title, he did well to walk away with nearly 82 per cent of his potential winnings. As cash-outs go, this is pretty inoffensive.
