Danny Drinkwater keen on Leicester City return after year out of football

Danny Drinkwater has his eyes set on a return to former club Leicester City and says Dele Alli's interview resonated with him after having also suffered in the public eye.

It's almost 10 years since he was part of the Leicester team that was promoted to the Premier League, two seasons before their famous title win in 2015/16.

Drinkwater, refreshed after a year away from football, is now keen to help the Foxes return to the top flight.

"I'd one hundred per cent go back to Leicester, it's a special place for me," he told Sky Sports News in an exclusive interview. "To help them get back to the Premier League is something I'd love to do.

"It was hard to watch [their relegation]. You look at the squad and it's full of talent.

"They should see this as a reset. They had such a successful period before relegation, winning the FA Cup and Community Shield. If you go back 10 years, we were in the Championship and then look at what the club did in the next six to seven years.

"They're in such a better place now than when I joined, they can get back up easily."

Almost a year ago, Drinkwater sat down with Sky Sports News with his Chelsea contract finished and the midfielder looking for a new club. Fast forward to July 2023 and he is yet to find a new footballing home.

He spoke to Sky Sports News on the same day that Dele Alli's revealing interview with Gary Neville was released. The former Leicester man played with Alli for England, having also suffered at the hands of media scrutiny with issues going on in his personal life.

In 2019 Drinkwater was handed a 20-month driving ban and instructed to carry out 70 hours' community service after admitting drink-driving. Later that year he was allegedly attacked by a group of men while drunk outside a