Monday, 20 May 2013

Arsenal striker fractures wrist

              
Bendtner has endured a disappointing spell since he joined Juventus on a season-long loan at the end of August.The defeat for Juventus at Stadio Luigi Ferraris came on the final day of the Italian top-flight season.After initially struggling to break into the team,  he suffered a serious thigh injury in December.Bendtner came through the youth system at Arsenal and broke into the first team in 2005, but has struggled to hold down a regular place in Arsene Wenger's side.While out of action, he was arrested for drink driving in March after being caught driving the wrong way down a street in Copenhagen, Denmark.He spent the 2011-12 campaign on loan at Sunderland, scoring eight Premier League goals in 28 matches, before joining Juventus last summer.For that incident, he was fined 842,000 Danish krone (£97,200), had his driving licence suspended for three years and was banned from the national team for six months.Talking about the result, head coach Antonio Conte said: "It's a pity only for the 100th injury of Bendtner, who has really had an unlucky season.Bendtner was making his first appearance of 2013 on Saturday and came on as a 74th-minute substitute, but then suffered the fractured wrist when he landed heavily following a challenge.

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