EXCLUSIVE: TROUBLED Suns player Harley Bennell is finished at the Gold Coast following an alleged incident in Surfers Paradise on the weekend.

Suns officials are now working to finalise the details of his departure and will make a public announcement later today.

Bennell ran out of chances after being arrested for a drunken incident in Surfers Paradise on Sunday night.

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Police sources allege Bennell was charged with disorderly behaviour after an argument with a security guard outside a nightclub.

Bennell allegedly “slapped a cigarette out of a bouncer’s hand” and later recorded a high blood-alcohol reading.

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Court checks this morning by the Gold Coast Bulletin reveal the alleged offence has yet to be listed with the registry at the Southport Magistrate’s Court.

media_camera Harley Bennell will likely be traded from the Suns in the off-season. Pics Adam Head

But the Suns managers have held crisis talks today about Bennell’s future and are understood to be planning a trade in the off-season.

He was on his final chance and already sitting on a suspended sentence after photos of him using drugs were splashed across News Corp papers in July.

The club had discussed trading him as far back as last summer after becoming concerned with his conduct during the pre-season.

He was disciplined for attending a training session under the influence of alcohol.

During the season he was also suspended for breaking team drinking rules.

The number 2 pick behind David Swallow in the club’s inaugural 2010 draft is now at a crossroads in his career.

The Suns will explore trade options for him but his value has decreased significantly.

St Kilda and Hawthorn had been interested in the sublimely skilled half forward.

STATEMENT: The club has been made aware Harley Bennell was issued with a public nuisance notice this morning. (1/2) — GC SUNS (@GoldCoastSUNS) September 7, 2015

The club intends to make further comment later today. (2/2) — GC SUNS (@GoldCoastSUNS) September 7, 2015

Bennell, 23, missed the Suns’ last match of 2015 against Sydney on the weekend after hurting his calf muscle.

A club spokesman told the Gold Coast Bulletin they plan to make a statement later today.

“The club has just been informed of the matter. It hasn’t received any information from Bennell. We are trying to make contact with him.”

media_camera Harley Bennell, pictured with Jesse Lonergan in a match this year against the Crows, may have played his last game with the Suns after the recent incident. Picture Simon Cross

Bennell in July apologised to Coast fans about his drug use after pictures of him with drugs and strippers in a Tasmanian hotel room were splashed across News Limited papers.