Claudio Ranieri has said his "dream died" when Leicester sacked him.
The Italian led the Foxes to last season's Premier League title, but on Thursday he lost his job.
In a statement, he said: "Yesterday, my dream died. After the euphoria of last season and being crowned Premier League Champions all I dreamt of was staying with Leicester City, the club I love, for always. Sadly this was not to be."
Claudio Ranieri visited Leicester's training ground on Saturday morning to say goodbye to his former players and staff.
The 65-year-old Italian said on Friday that his "dream died" after his sacking on Thursday night, having led the Foxes to an historic Premier League title last season.
"I don't speak with anybody, just to say thank you to the fans. They are fantastic. Thank you," he said when asked for a quick word by Sky Sports News as he drove away.
On how he was feeling, he said: "I feel good now, because what we achieved in Leicester… I hope it will happen again, but it will be very difficult."
When asked if it had been an emotional meeting with his players, he insisted it had been "normal".
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