The three Leicester players who filmed themselves racially abused Thai women during an orgy were sent flying home yesterday morning amid calls for them to be sacked.

The Premier League club, owned by Thai billionaires, said they were “deeply concerned” and have launched an investigation after footage emerged apparently showing three squad members in a sex session in which a woman is called a “slit-eye.”

Defender James Pearson, 22 — the son of the club’s manager Nigel — striker Tom Hopper, 21, and goalkeeper Adam Smith, 22, released a statement through the club saying they “would like to convey their sincere apologies for their behaviour — to the women involved in the incident, to the club and its owners, to the club’s fans and to their families.”

Leicester were visiting Thailand as part of a goodwill tour.