Staying put: Arsene Wenger says Nicklas Bendtner will stay (Picture: Getty)

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says Nicklas Bendtner will play for the club next season after the Gunners failed to bring in another striker.

Wenger has been chasing a big name forward all summer, with Gonzalo Higuain, Luis Suarez and Karim Benzema among the targets.

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However, with all of those strikers now unlikely to move to the Emirates, Wenger says he is ready to give fringe forward Bendtner a chance to impress again.


‘The chance for Bendtner to leave now is very small,’ said Wenger.

Your own man: Bendtner will get another chance (Picture: Getty)

‘If he comes back well and gets fit, I will use him.’



The Dane, who admitted he wanted to quit Arsenal in June, has been training on his own at London Colney after a failed loan spell with Juventus last season.

A handful of German clubs along with Hull City have been linked with his services, but he has failed to agree a transfer away due to his wage demands.

Bendtner currently scoops £52,000-a-week on his deal at Arsenal, and has refused to accept a lower amount at another club.

The striker will continue training in the next few days, with Wenger said to be keen to bring him back into the squad after the international break.