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Reading sign Chelsea's Danny Drinkwater and Scott Dann after Crystal Palace exit

Championship club Reading have signed Chelsea midfielder Danny Drinkwater on a season-long loan deal and brought in defender Scott Dann on a free transfer.

Drinkwater, 31, joined the Blues from Leicester in 2017 but has only featured 23 times for the Premier League club.

He has had loan spells at Burnley, Aston Villa and Turkish club Kasimpasa since his last senior outing for the west London outfit in August 2018.

Dann, 34, has agreed a one-year deal after his release by Crystal Palace.

The centre-back, who has also had stints at Coventry, Birmingham and Blackburn, scored 16 goals in 181 appearances during seven and a half years with the Eagles.