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Nicklas Bendtner is set to end his Arsenal career this week with a £3million move to Eintracht Frankfurt.

The switch to Germany will draw a line under Bendtner’s eight-year stay at the Gunners, who he joined as a youth-team player.

The Denmark striker hit 43 goals in 157 appearances for the Londoners, but has not played for them since August 2011.

He has since been sent out on season-long loan spells at Sunderland and Italian champions Juventus - but has not scored since April 2012 in league play.

Bendtner rejected a move to Hamburg during the January transfer window, insisting he was too big for the Bundesliga club.

Five clubs agreed a fee with Arsenal - who have moved on a number of unwanted squad members this summer including Andrey Arshavin, Sebastien Squillaci, Denilson and Johan Djourou - for his services last month.

The 25-year-old is now set to move to Germany in search of regular first-team football - although Spanish club Malaga are understood to have expressed a late interest.

Bendtner said last month: “Will it be good for me to go to a big club where I risk the bench?

“No, I’d rather go somewhere where the club is located just below the top where I can play every week.

“I can take a step back to take three forward.”