Forgotten Chelsea Man Drinkwater Charged With Guess What? Drink Driving

9th April 2019

Drinkwater -- who unlike former Leicester City team-mate N'golo Kante failed to impose himself at Chelsea after a £35million ($45.7million) transfer in 2017

Lyon's Dutch striker Memphis Depay (C) vies with Chelsea's English defender Ethan Ampadu (L) and Chelsea's English midfielder Danny Drinkwater during the International Champions Cup football match between Chelsea and Lyon at Stamford Bridge in London on August 7, 2018. PHOTO/AFP
Lyon's Dutch striker Memphis Depay (C) vies with Chelsea's English defender Ethan Ampadu (L) and Chelsea's English midfielder Danny Drinkwater during the International Champions Cup football match between Chelsea and Lyon at Stamford Bridge in London on August 7, 2018. PHOTO/AFP
SUMMARY
  • The 29-year-old -- capped three times by England on the back of his pivotal role in Leicester's fairytale 2016 title victory -- was arrested early Monday morning after what police termed a "one-vehicle incident" on his way back to his home near Manchester following a charity event
  • Drinkwater, who has not played in a competitive match for Chelsea for over a year, was accompanied by a female lawyer in the car, according to the newspaper and both suffered minor injuries

LONDON, England- Out-of-favour Chelsea midfielder Danny Drinkwater has been charged with drink driving after his car was involved in a crash following  a late night out.

The 29-year-old -- capped three times by England on the back of his pivotal role in Leicester's fairytale 2016 title victory -- was arrested early Monday morning after what police termed a "one-vehicle incident" on his way back to his home near Manchester following a charity event.

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Drinkwater -- who unlike former Leicester City team-mate N'golo Kante failed to impose himself at Chelsea after a £35million ($45.7million) transfer in 2017 -- was released on unconditional bail ahead of a hearing at Stockport Magistrates' Court on May 13.

"It was a nasty crash," a source told The Sun newspaper.

Drinkwater, who has not played in a competitive match for Chelsea for over a year, was accompanied by a female lawyer in the car, according to the newspaper and both suffered minor injuries

The unmarried father of one had been pictured exiting a fashionable London night club in the early hours of Friday morning with two women -- though he dutifully turned up for training later that day.

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