Chelsea ready to let out-of-favour central midfielder leave Blues on loan

Southampton and Crystal Palace are both interested in landing England international Danny Drinkwater from Chelsea, according to a report from the British national daily tabloid newspaper The Daily Mirror.

The report states that Chelsea are willing to let Danny depart from the club on a loan deal, having fallen out-of-favour at Stamford Bridge.

The Englishman appears to be headed for the exit door at the London-based outfit as a result of the arrival of former Napoli central midfielder Jorginho.

Maurizio Sarri is planning to make changes to the personnel at his disposal for the upcoming campaign at Chelsea, and it looks like as though Drinkwater will be dropped from the club’s senior-team plans.

Chelsea signed Danny for a fee believed to be in the region of £35m from the Premier League rivals Leicester City, but he has failed to replicate the form he displayed throughout his time at the King Power Stadium.

Southampton and Crystal Palace are both looking to bolster they squads to avoid relegation from the Premier League next term and see Drinkwater as someone who can help them do that.