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Wolfsburg releases Bendtner

Nicklas Bendtner has been released by Wolfsburg after an unsuccessful two-season spell with the Bundesliga side.

Wolfsburg has released striker Nicklas Bendtner, ending his tumultuous two-year spell with the club.

The Denmark international's contract with the Bundesliga outfit ran until June 2017, but Wolfsburg has opted to prematurely end his deal.

Bendtner had not trained with the first team since the end of March, with chief executive Klaus Allofs describing the former Arsenal striker as "a menace to the team" because of his lack of professionalism.

"Nicklas and Wolfsburg had high expectations when he joined us a little under two years ago, but both parties have admitted things did not pan out as expected," Allofs said.