On May 27, England midfielder "Drinkwater" Derinkwater announced in social media that he was leaving
Chelsea
, ending his five-year playing career with the Blues. In his departure statement, Drinkwater was outspoken about his disappointment, claiming that joining the
Chelsea
is a lose-lose outcome and has a negative impact on
Chelsea
The club expressed their displeasure with the way he was going about it.
With his excellent performances for Leicester City, Derinkwater's fame grew and he was successfully selected for the England national team.In 2017, Derinkwater moved to join the
Chelsea
. However, he is in
Chelsea
was never trusted. The last time he worked for
Chelsea
The appearance was still in the 2018 Community Shield. Statistically, in the last five years, Derinkwater has only made a total of one appearance for
Chelsea
23 appearances.
Derinkwater, 32, decided to leave in search of a new life. He said on social media:"
I'm in
Chelsea
of time comes to an end. As I write this, I have a strange feeling. There is no doubt that I, the club, and the fans are immensely disappointed with this result.
"2017.
Chelsea
Shelled out a €37.9 million transfer fee for him.
Derinkwater and
Chelsea
's contract expired in June and the two sides failed to renew it. This season.
Chelsea
sent Derinkwater on loan to play for Reading. Derinkwater has spent the last couple of seasons roaming from club to club, the
Chelsea
He has been loaned out to Burnley, Villa and Kasparza.
Derinkwater complained about the way the team treated him in his farewell statement. "There are many excuses that can be made for injuries, the way I've been treated here, the mistakes I've made, the injuries, the lack of playing time ...... However, I will not and cannot change what has happened. I've seen a lot of positives in the last 5 years. But, for both sides, the deal was a failure. It's like black and white."
"Yeah.
Chelsea
Fans, I apologize for the end result. All the best." Derinkwater wrote. On the transfer market, Derinkwater is currently valued at just €1.8 million. This summer, he will be looking for a new team to continue his playing career. This season, he overcame injuries at Reading and made 34 appearances in all competitions.
