Danny Drinkwater Goes To Leicester

Danny Drink­wa­ter

Prom­ising Manchester United young­ster Danny Drink­wa­ter has joined Foot­ball League Cham­pi­on­ship out­fit Leicester City for an undis­closed trans­fer free. The Manchester born mid­field player signed a trainee con­tract with The Reds at the end of the 2005-06 cam­paign and has pre­vi­ously been loaned out to Hud­der­sfield Town, Cardiff City, Wat­ford and Barns­ley in order to acquire valu­able first team experience.

Nigel Pear­son: “Danny Drink­wa­ter is a player we have mon­itored for a long time, so we are delighted to bring him to King Power Sta­dium. Drink­wa­ter is a player who will bring energy and cre­ativ­ity to the team. We have been look­ing to strengthen the squad since join­ing and this sign­ing begins that pro­cess. He is a young and hungry player and his ambi­tions match those of the club. Drink­wa­ter fits the cri­teria and stand­ards that we set here and we look for­ward to him join­ing up with his new colleagues.”

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