ROYSTON DRENTHE remembers ingesting vodka on the workforce bus whereas he was taking part in in Russia.
The previous Actual Madrid star partied with the likes of Guti and Wesley Sneijder throughout his time in Spain, however quickly noticed his profession spiral in the wrong way to these greats.
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Drenthe helped Los Blancos win the LaLiga title in 2008, however after mortgage spells at Hercules and Everton discovered himself surplus to necessities.
Following the expiry of his Madrid contract in 2012, the Dutchman signed for newly promoted Russian facet Alania Vladikavkaz.
Whereas the transfer was an excellent one financially, Drenthe rapidly grew disillusioned with life in Russia.
Situated close to the Georgian border, Vladikavkaz lacked the sort of facilities that Drenthe was searching for.
In a 2020 interview with Dutch station RTV, he stated: “Vladikavkaz was not the best place.
“It’s a completely destroyed metropolis. You could not do something enjoyable, regardless of having some huge cash.”
He went on to say that he felt his six months there had “been to overlook”.
One factor he did recall doing was ingesting vodka.
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He defined: “The vodka…. We drank it fairly often, it was one of many mainstays.
“In that perspective, it was not tough to get used to. Additionally, we had vodka on the workforce bus. In Russia it’s like that.”
Drenthe’s former team-mate Cicinho revealed he drank ten beers a day at Actual Madrid and even turned as much as coaching drunk.
Drenthe performed simply six video games for Alania, scoring three objectives, earlier than shifting again to England with Studying.
The one-cap Dutch worldwide, now of Actual Murcia, has fond reminiscences of nights out together with his former Madrid buddies.
He stated: “I’ve had so many lovely nights with Guti.
“We regularly frolicked with Wesley Sneijder, Robinho and Gonzalo Higuain.
“Wesley and I have been flesh and blood and we may cross the purple line occasionally. And there have been instances when Higuain signed up.”
Drenthe was later declared bankrupt after shedding his £3.2million fortune.
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