Bendtner may stay, says Wenger

16 August 2011 09:33
Arsene Wenger has not ruled out Nicklas Bendtner staying at Arsenal, with the unsettled striker yet to secure a move away from The Emirates. [LNB] The Denmark international has made it clear that he wants to leave the Gunners this summer and join a side where he is guaranteed a regular start. [LNB]He is thought to have attracted several suitors, with Arsenal's Premier League rivals Newcastle, Stoke and Sunderland believed to be interested as well as foreign big-guns Sporting Lisbon and Borussia Dortmund. [LNB]However, Bendtner trained with the North Londoners on Monday and is in the squad for the first leg of their UEFA Champions League qualifying tie against Udinese. [LNB]And while Gunners boss Wenger maintains he will let the 23-year-old go if he finds a club, the Frenchman insists his exit is not yet set in stone. [LNB]Speaking to the Daily Mirror, Wenger smiled: "In his interview Bendtner said he was gone. But I checked, and he's not gone at all![LNB]"I promised I'd let him go if he found the right club and that hasn't changed. When I make a promise, I keep it.[LNB]"But if he doesn't find the right opportunity, he'll stay and fight for his place like everybody else. He looks sharp in training."

Source: Team_Talk