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Completed the contract Danny Drinkwater from Chelsea. Five years on, Drinkwater has lost more with the Blues…
At the end of May, Danny Drinkwater’s contract was Chelsea it’s finished. The 32-year-old was not given a contract extension and ended up packing up from Stamford Bridge.
Drinkwater said goodbye on his personal social media. He said it was strange to say goodbye to Chelsea because his name had been sunk in there for a long time.
“My time at Chelsea is over, it actually feels weird to write this,” he wrote.
“Me and the fans are very disappointed, there’s no doubt. I’ve had injuries, off the pitch problems, lack of playing time and I can’t find the list of other reasons but that can’t change what happened,” he added.
“I just want to see the positives during these five years, being able to work with great players and great managers. I apologize to the Chelsea fans and I always wish you the best,” he concluded.
Danny Drinkwater bought by Chelsea from Leicester City in 2017. Drinkwater was bought for 37.9 million Euros or equivalent to Rp. 591 billion.
Unfortunately for him, Drinkwater was unable to compete with Nemanja Matic and Cesc Fabregas. It was predicted that he would have a duet with N’Golo Kante again (like at Leicester), but it didn’t happen.
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Danny Drinkwater was often hit by injuries during his time in London. Knee and calf injuries haunted him, to the point that a total of 257 days he was sidelined due to injury.
Danny Drinkwater even had time to play in the academy team, to be precise in Premier League 2 in 2020. Drinkwater has also been on loan at Burnley and Aston Villa.
In 2021, Chelsea loaned him to Chinese club Kasimpasa in the winter. In the same year in the summer, then Drinkwater was loaned to the Championship Division club, aka the second division in the English League, Reading.
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Danny Drinkwater recorded only strengthen Chelsea with a score of 23 matches and one goal. In fact, his appearances at Reading were more with 34 games.
Drinkwater was also involved in a riot at a nightclub at the end of 2020. The Chelsea club managed to freeze him from the main squad, eh also made a deal with a loud tackle and a riot on the field with the U-23 team.
Danny Drinkwater is not yet known where he will continue to play. The status is now free transfer.
(aff/rin)
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