Former Leicester City star and Chelsea flop Danny Drinkwater has taken up a new job after retiring last year.
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Drinkwater takes up a new jobRetired from football last yearWon Premier League with LeicesterWHAT HAPPENED?
The ex-England international is keeping busy after announcing his retirement from professional football at the age of just 33 in October last year. The former midfielder posted a photograph of himself on a construction site on his social media, only to be targeted by trolls.
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Drinkwater, who was an integral part of the 2015-16 Premier League-winning Leicester City side, left for Chelsea in an ambitious move in 2017. His transfer, however, proved to be a failure as he soon found himself frozen out of the first team at Stamford Bridge and then was sent out on four different loan spells.
WHAT DANNY DRINKWATER SAID
The 34-year-old reshared a comment from a troll on his Instagram story who wrote: "F****** hell Danny you've hit rock bottom."
In response, the former player wrote: "Some of these messages, behaveeee. I love being on site grafting! It's a choice."
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There were rumours of Drinkwater approaching the Foxes last year after leaving the Blues over a final move, however, the transfer did not materialise. It's good to see him keeping busy and enjoying his post-football life.