Leicester City should buy a cheap Danny Drinkwater and sell others

Leicester City should consider buying a cheaper Danny Drinkwater, making some on the deal overall. And sell Vicente Iborra and Adrien Silva too:

Can it be this simple? So, Danny Drinkwater sold for around £35m, per Transfermarkt. Let’s say for instance Leicester City buy him back for about £25m: therefore hypothetically making £10m on a deal consisting of essentially loaning the England international to Chelsea for sixteen months. In theory, it’s a winner for the Foxes – just like ‘Drinky’ was.

In addition it seems offloading Vicente Iborra and Adrien Silva is an ideal outcome – if the Drinkwater move is being considered at King Power Stadium offices. Neither current player imposed himself on Claude Puel‘s team; while it appears the duo are not in the Frenchman’s plans. BBC Sport confirmed Mauricio Sarri does not need the Manchester United academy graduate.

Thusly, selling the pair lowers the midfield wage bill considerably – estimates are Silva earns roughly £20,000 less than Drinkwater’s £100,000 weekly wage. While Iborra rakes in an apparent £70,000-a-week. Quite staggering really; some would say obscene – but it is what it is with sponsorship money these days.

Assuming Drinkwater takes a £10-to-20,000 pay decrease: Leicester City clear one unused/unneeded player from the roster, whilst receiving a club legend in his prime, and potentially saving £50-to-60,000 each week on bills. It’s as easy as beating Chelsea and Manchester City! Talking of which, the Red Devils may receive a cut of profits, according to Sky Sports.

Obviously these are estimations and there are too many variables to mention again, yet it seems excellent in theory. Can Drinkwater slide back into his old role? Possibly not: he would be behind Hamza Choudhury in the pecking order now, along with Wilfred Ndidi and Papy Mendy. However, the Blue Army and staff know the Chelsea player’s quality and there is a lack of creation from midfield.

Let’s face it, the 28-year-old’s intensely accurate long through balls for Jamie Vardy to chase and finish one-on-one with aplomb are still a beautifully vivid memory from our triumphant 2015/16. Yes, Drinkwater burnt bridges with some Leicester fans for leaving, but those relationships can be rebuilt by good play and naturally, a goal. Which us supporters would celebrate loudly – that’s football!

Obviously the former Fox’s agent turned his head, as well as the footballing super-pulling-power of Chelsea’s allure. We all make mistakes; his career suffered immensely over the past year and change. He ultimately ended his Three Lions options with constant ‘sick notes’ when called upon – because of a European Championships snub in 2016. Although, some may say that shows passion for the game and his country.

What’s ‘best for Leicester City’ is this writer’s aim to discover here at Foxes of Leicester. And this is just a hypothesis, which could prospectively be just that. Of course, it could also be a disaster of comedic proportions: ‘Drinkwater breaks leg on day one, but makes £8m-a-year with four-year Leicester City contract’, reads the imaginary headline.