AC Milan are interested in Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner

Posted Tuesday, July 24, 2012 by Metro.co.uk

The Gunners have told Denmark international Bendtner he can leave the club this summer, following an unsuccessful loan spell at Sunderland, where he fell out-of-favour with manager Martin O'Neil.

Bendtner did manage to score eight times in 31 matches, but a number of off field issues meant O'Neil pulled the plug on making the transfer permanent at the end of the season.

Arsenal are desperate to offload the 24-year-old in a bid to raise cash for other business, but finding a buyer for the player has been difficult, with talks breaking down with both Malaga and Benfica.

AC Milan are interested in Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner
However, Italian giants AC Milan are now ready to try and strike a deal, after opening talks with

Arsenal over a £7.5 million move over the weekend.

The talks prompted Arsene Wenger to omit Bendtner from his squad for the pre-season tour of
Asia, with the Gunners boss hopeful that Bendtner will be sold by the time they return in early August.

Milan are willing to wrap up a move quickly, but only if the fee is right, with the club looking for a cut price alternative following the sale of Zlatan Ibrahimovic to PSG last week.

Turkish outfit Fenerbache are also keen on Bendtner, but are yet to show their hand.