Wes Morgan said he is "sad and hurt" to see Leicester City drop into League One just a decade after he captained the club to the Premier League title.
The 42-year-old former defender retired as a player after helping the Foxes claim the FA Cup in 2021.
Just five years later, the club has tumbled into the third tier for just the second time in its 142-year history after suffering successive relegations.
Leicester's fate was sealed just 12 days before the 10-year anniversary of the 5,000-1 title success of 2016.
"I'm sad to see where we were as a club when I left, to where it is now," Morgan told BBC East Midlands Today.
"I just don't want to see the team in that position and I can understand the fans and how they feel angry about the position they are in.
"It hurts to see where the club is, but at the same time I know football, know that things change and it goes full-circle sometimes. I know the club will be back."