Royston Drenthe Completes Move

23 January 2015
By Hob Nob Anyone?

Royston Drenthe has finally left the club after many months of speculation about his future. Drenthe has joined Kayseri Erciyesspor who play in the top tier of Turkish football. Drenthe was cast aside last summer after incidents off the pitch caused the club to ban him from training with the first team. It was made clear that Drenthe would never feature for the first team again as he was forced to train with the under 21 squad before eventually being shipped out to Sheffield Wednesday on loan.

When his loan spell at Wednesday finished the club made it public that they were trying to find a buyer to take him on a permanent basis. Reading have eventually achieved that to successfully reduce the wage bill and also give the player another chance to rebuild his career.

Drenthe failed to overly impress in Sheffield after making 7 starts and a further 8 appearances off the bench. He managed a single goal but also picked up a red card during his short stay at the club. He signed for Reading in the summer of 2013 and had a series of up and down performances for the Royals before losing his place in the starting eleven.

At times he seriously impressed, including his Reading debut, and looked a top quality player but was disappointing in other games before incidents caused a split between the player and management. In the 2013/2014 season he made 17 starts in the league and seven further substitute appearances in league and cup. He scored two goals for Reading during his time at the club.

Royston Drenthe - His Record at Reading
Starts	17
Substitute Appearances	7
Goals	2
Yellow Cards	4
Red Cards	0
Debut	3 August 2013: Reading 2 Ipswich Town 1
Last Game	14 April 2014: Reading 1 Leicester City 1

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