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Report: Danny Drinkwater is close to signing for Aston Villa

According to Gregg Evans of the Athletic, Chelsea midfielder Danny Drinkwater is close to signing for Aston Villa in the January transfer window.

The 29-year-old, who won the Premier League title with Leicester City in 2015-16, has struggled badly since moving to Chelsea in 2017 for a fee in the region of £35 million.

He has made just 12 Premier League appearances for the Blues, while his loan spell at Burnley has turned into a disaster as well.

Danny Drinkwater is close to signing for #avfc

— Gregg Evans (@greggevans40) January 7, 2020

According to reports from Sky Sports, the midfielder, who is on £110k-per-week wages, will return to training with Chelsea this morning, after his loan spell was cut short.