CHELSEA outcast Danny Drinkwater enjoyed a Harry Potter-themed night in while his side were in Champions League action.
The frozen out midfielder posed topless with a chocolate wand as Frank Lampard’s men were in France for their clash with Rennes.
He joked on Instagram: “Is it even a Harry Potter film night without the chocolate sorting hat and wand?”
Drinkwater, 30, managed to keep spirits high despite the national lockdown and his Chelsea career grinding to a halt.
He made his first competitive start for the Blues since March 2018 in the Papa John’s Trophy last week.
A tumultuous spell at the West London club has seen the midfielder’s career nosedive.
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But he is hoping to pick up the pieces and regain match fitness in the Blues’ reserve side.
Unfortunately for Drinkwater, Bristol Rovers stole a late win to knock Chelsea out of the EFL Trophy in a 4-3 thriller.
A few weeks ago he released a three-minute showreel of his career highlights in a bid to revive his career.
Under Maurizio Sarri at Chelsea, Drinkwater was exiled following the 2018 Community Shield defeat and did not play again that season.
Last season saw the former Leicester title winner banned from driving in May 2019 before being involved in a nightclub brawl that September.
Personal problems wrecked his loan spells at Burnley and Aston Villa, the latter including a fine of two weeks’ wages for headbutting team-mate Jota in training.
Drinkwater told the Telegraph in September: “I know my Chelsea move hasn’t worked out how anybody would have wanted and I’ve made mistakes.
“But it’s not as simple as me just not playing football or picking up a wage.
“Money doesn’t solve anything. The pay cheque doesn’t really help at all, you don’t even think about money.
“There have been things that come above football that have not been as simple as I’d like.”
