• Denmark striker a free agent after being released by Wolfsburg • Forest aiming to boost strikeforce after sound start to season

Nicklas Bendtner’s chequered career may be set for another twist with the striker in advanced talks with Nottingham Forest about a return to English football. The Denmark international is a free agent after being released by Wolfsburg in April.

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Bendtner made 47 appearances for Wolfsburg after joining from Arsenal in 2014, scoring nine goals, but his contract was terminated a season early after a troubled campaign in which he was fined for oversleeping and missing training among other indiscretions.

Forest have made a good start to the season under their new manager, Philippe Montanier, and are seventh thanks, in part, to two 4-3 victories over Burton and Wigan. The French coach has fielded a remarkably young side but is looking to add experience to his strikeforce.

Bendtner, 28, made 108 appearances for Arsenal in nine years from 2005 and made his first senior appearance for Denmark as an 18 year old. In March last year he scored a hat-trick for in a 3-2 friendly defeat of the United States.