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The story of Danny Drinkwater's drastic demise after latest shame

Danny Drinkwater was one of the main architects of Leicester City's remarkable Premier League title success in 2016.

His passing and tactical awareness was the glue that binded together Claudio Ranieri's team, allowing N'Golo Kante, Riyad Mahrez and Jamie Vardy in particular to use the assets they had.

An exciting £35million move to Chelsea followed a year later but since then Drinkwater has seen virtually nothing except trouble.

Danny Drinkwater won the Premier League at Leicester but is now seen as a troublemaker
Drinkwater kisses the Premier League title after playing a key role in Leicester's surprise win
Drinkwater is said to have clashed with Aston Villa team-mate Jota in training on Tuesday

DRINKWATER WOE

May 2, 2016 - Leicester are crowned Premier League champions

September 1, 2017 - Drinkwater moves to Chelsea for £35million

September 11, 2017 - Suffers a calf strain that keeps him out for 44 days, missing 10 games

April 11, 2018 - Calf strain reoccurs and he is sidelined for almost two months, missing a further eight matches

August 5, 2018 - Plays 20 minutes of the Community Shield final, his only football for the club this season

September 4, 2018 - Left out of Chelsea's squad of 23 for Europa League

April 8, 2019 - Arrested and then charged for drink driving and crashing his Range Rover in the early hours

May 13, 2019 - Receives 20-month driving ban after pleading guilty to drink-driving

September 1, 2019 - Drinkwater is attacked outside a Manchester nightclub after an altercation with fellow footballer Kgosi Ntlhe

January 3, 2020 - Burnley send Drinkwater back to Chelsea as they do not take up the option to extend his loan

January 7, 2020 - Premier League strugglers sign Drinkwater on loan until the end of the season

March 10, 2020 - Aston Villa consider sending Drinkwater back to parent club Chelsea after he clashed with team-mate Jota on training.