Danish striker unsure of Arsenal return

In news that will absolutely horrify Arsenal fans, Nicklas Bendtner has admitted there is a chance that he could return to the club once his season-long loan spell at Juventus expires at the end of the current campaign.

According to Sky Sports, Bendtner believes he is the best physical condition of his career at the moment at the Serie A champions, though he admits he is unsure whether his long-term future lies at the Emirates or elsewhere.

Unsurprisingly for a man who once described himself as one of the best strikers in the world, with "the speed of Henry and the technique of Ibrahimovic", Bendtner's words appear to fly in the face of suggestions that he had arrived in Turin overweight.

Would Arsenal fans be willing to take Bendtner back at the Emirates? For all of his critics, the Denmark international did have an impressive strike rate in North London, though it would have undoubtedly been far superior had he stuck away just a fraction of the chances he would baloon over the bar.

Frankly, can anyone say that Bendtner on top form is below the level of Olivier Giroud, or worse the likes of Park Chu Young, he of only one league appearance in the whole of last season, and Marouane Chamakh, he of two goals (both against Reading in the 7-5 League Cup victory) in the last 12 months who have all usurped him in the striking pecking order?

Adam Mazrani