Wenger hints Bendtner has played last game for club as he hits troubled star with fine after alleged drunk antics in Denmark

  • Nicklas Bendtner will be fined after he 'threatened' a taxi driver on Tuesday
  • Arsene Wenger says Bendtner was not given permission to go to Denmark
  • Danish tabloid claims the troubled striker 'ran amok' in Copenhagen
  • His Arsenal team-mates were playing in Munich at the same time
  • Bendtner did not travel with them as he was not in match-day squad

Nicklas Bendtner will be fined by Arsenal after the club opened an internal investigation into bizarre allegations about his conduct on a night out in Copenhagen.

Danish tabloid BT claims the 26-year-old centre forward threatened a taxi driver while his  team-mates were getting knocked out of the Champions League by Bayern Munich on Tuesday night.

During the incident, it is alleged that Bendtner unbuttoned his trousers, rubbed himself against the side of the cab and whipped the vehicle with his belt.

VIDEO Scroll down to watch Wenger and Bentner discuss the Dane's Arsenal future

Controversy: Nicklas Bendtner watches the first leg of Arsenal's Champions League clash with Bayern

Controversy: Nicklas Bendtner watches the first leg of Arsenal's Champions League clash with Bayern

Benched: Bendtner has been accused of threatening a taxi driver in Copenhagen

Benched: Bendtner has been accused of threatening a taxi driver in Copenhagen

Game for a laugh: But Bendtner looks set to leave Arsenal in the summer

Game for a laugh: But Bendtner looks set to leave Arsenal in the summer

And speaking ahead of Arsenal's derby clash against Tottenham on Sunday, manager Arsene Wenger hinted the troubled striker had played his last game for the club and would be fined.

'Honestly I don't know really what happened because I haven't spoken to him,' said Wenger.

'The only thing that is for sure is he had nothing to do in Copenhagen. Nobody gave him any permission to go to Copenhagen and he will be fined for that.

'For the rest, he has created some trouble there I don't know, I will speak to him today.'

Bendtner has not played for the Gunners since February 2, but did start for Denmark in the Wembley friendly against England last week. Asked whether this was the 'final straw' for the player, Wenger said: 'He is at the end of his contract at the end of the season.'

The taxi driver was quoted in BT as saying: ‘I’ve seen drunks and alcoholics in Copenhagen  for over 25 years, but I’ve never experienced anything like it.’

Bendtner did not travel to Germany due to a suspected knee injury. Arsenal will fine him heavily if he is guilty of wrongdoing.

The alleged incident is likely to hammer the final nail in the coffin of Bendtner’s career at the club.

Wenger, who is said to be deeply concerned by the accusations, questioned Bendtner at the club’s London Colney HQ on Thursday.

Back on the pitch: Bendtner was with the Denmark squad last week on international duty

Back on the pitch: Bendtner was with the Denmark squad last week on international duty

Arsenal have been desperate to permanently off-load the Dane for more than two years — but his £52,000-a-week wages have proved the stumbling block. His contract expires this summer and he will not be offered a new one.

Olivier Giroud and Yaya Sanogo are ahead of him in the pecking order, so Bendtner will only play in an emergency this season.

Goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski, whose deal expires this summer,  is set to leave after he rejected a new three-year contract. Arsenal wanted to extend the Pole’s stay, offering to increase his £50,000-a-week wages. But Fabianski does not want to spend another season on the Gunners bench behind first choice Wojciech Szczesny.

Fabianski, 28, has a number of offers on the table, with Schalke, Basle, Villarreal and Sevilla all keen on the keeper, who would consider staying in England.

Loan spell: Bendtner spent time in Italy with Juventus in the Serie A

Loan spell: Bendtner spent time in Italy with Juventus in the Serie A

And another: The Dane also played for Sunderland for a temporary spell in the North East

And another: The Dane also played for Sunderland for a temporary spell in the North East

The futures of defenders Bacary Sagna and Thomas Vermaelen are still unresolved. Arsenal will make a final offer to Sagna, who has refused two others. The latest is a two-year deal on the same £60,000-a-week pay. He wants a three-year deal at £90,000 a week.

France international Sagna wants his future resolved before the World Cup. He is open to staying but knows he can get better deals elsewhere, namely Monaco, Galatasaray and Inter Milan.

Vermaelen’s advisers are lining up the Arsenal skipper’s next move. He has been on the sidelines for most of the season due to Per Mertesacker and Laurent Koscielny’s outstanding partnership. The Belgian will hold talks with Wenger at the end of the season. But his representatives are making moves to ensure he has  other offers if he leaves Arsenal.

BENDTNER'S RAP SHEET

This is not the first time the Denmark international has been in hot water:

  • May 2009: He stumbled out a London nightclub with his jeans around his ankles just hours after Arsenal were denied a place in the 2009 Champions League final by Manchester United.
  • August 2009: Changed his shirt No from 26 to 52 – reportedly to reflect a new £52,000-a-week deal signed at the Emirates. A rumour Bendtner has since denied
  • September 2009: Stripped down to his underwear after a high-speed crash in which he was fortunate to escape with his life. His £160,000 Aston Martin was a write-off.
    Cheeky: Bendtner wore Paddy Power pants and found himself in hot water with UEFA

  • September 2011: While on loan at Sunderland the striker was was held by police after a row at the Gateshead Hilton. He was released without charge.
  • December 2011: During his loan spell at Sunderland he was arrested for allegedly going on a £4,000 car-wrecking spree with Lee Cattermole. The charges were later dropped.
  • June 2012: Fined £80,000 and banned for one match after pulling down his shorts to reveal Paddy Power-branded underwear in a publicity stunt while playing for Denmark at the European Championships in 2012 (above).
  • March 2013: Banned from driving for three years and fined £100,000 for being over the legal drink-drive limit after he was spotted by police in Copenhagen driving against the traffic. Hit with a six-month playing ban by Denmark.
  • November 2013: Arrested on suspicion of criminal damage at his luxury apartment block. Police said Bendtner was cautioned over the incident so would not have to attend court.