By Transfer Deadline: Chelsea Completes Signing Of Leicester’s Finest Midfielder, Drinkwater
Danny Drinkwater has now officially become a Chelsea player after completing a transfer from Leicester City and signing a five-year-contract on Friday, the transfer deadline day.
The 27-year-old midfielder, Drinkwater becomes Chelsea’s sixth senior signing of the summer following the arrivals of Willy Caballero, Antonio Rudiger, Tiemoue Bakayoko, Alvaro Morata and also tonight, Davide Zappacosta.
Speaking after completing the deadline day move, Drinkwater said, “I’m delighted to be a Chelsea player and can’t wait to get started.”
“It has been a long journey to get here but I am very happy and am looking forward to helping the club win more trophies.”
Chelsea’s Technical director Michael Emenalo also said, “Danny is not only a Premier League winner but also has Champions League experience which will be invaluable for us this season.
“He is a typically combative English midfielder with a cultured passing technique and his arrival significantly strengthens our midfield options.”
Since August 2015, only Cesc Fabregas (878) has made more passes into the final third of the pitch than Danny Drinkwater (842). This means Chelsea now has the two best passers of the ball in the EPL
Drinkwater, is now reunited with N’Golo Kante at Stamford Bridge, after the pair forged a profitable partnership in Leicester’s incredible title-winning campaign of 2015/16.
Drinkwater, a product of Manchester United’s academy, enjoyed successful loan spells with Huddersfield, Cardiff, Watford and Barnsley before joining then-Championship side Leicester in 2012.
