Danny Drinkwater is being linked with a £40m move to Stamford Bridge (Picture: Getty)

Former Chelsea player and coach Ray Wilkins has urged Danny Drinkwater to remain at Leicester City this summer.

Drinkwater, 27, has spent six seasons at the King Power Stadium and was at the heart of Claudio Ranieri’s side which miraculously won the Premier League title back in 2015/16.

Reports suggest the England midfielder has handed in a transfer request at Leicester as he looks to force through a move to Chelsea but Wilkins believes he would struggle for game-time at Stamford Bridge.

‘Danny has done really well over the last couple of years,’ Wilkins told talkSPORT as Chelsea line up a third offer of £40m for Drinkwater.

Ray Wilkins believes Danny Drinkwater should remain with the Foxes (Picture: Getty)

‘The important thing again is to play. If Danny comes to Chelsea, [Tiemoue] Bakayoko has cost £40million, Kante everybody loves.

‘Is he going to get a game with Fabregas as well?

‘If I was Danny I’d go somewhere where I would play personally.’

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