Nicklas Bendtner Has Wolfsburg Contract Terminated: Latest Details, Reaction

Wolfsburg terminated Nicklas Bendtner's contract with immediate effect on Monday, the German outfit announced.

The Bundesliga side released a statement revealing he "is no longer a VfL Wolfsburg player" on their official website, adding Bendtner "had not trained with the team for quite some time and was recently exempted from participation."

The Dane scored just nine goals for the club in 47 appearances. Per the Guardian, the news brings to the end a torrid time, where he has been sanctioned for "oversleeping and missing training among other indiscretions."

Bendtner's contract was to run until the end of next season, but in their statement, Wolfsburg nevertheless describe the cancellation of his deal as an "amicable solution." Further, they shared a comment from director of sport Klaus Allofs:

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Both Nicklas and ourselves had high hopes of his engagement at VfL Wolfsburg, but after two years, we have had to ascertain that the expectations were neither fulfilled for him nor for us and a continued cooperation made no sense for either side. For that reason, the mutual decision to end our association prematurely is thus the best solution for all parties.  We wish Nicklas all the very best for his future career.

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The striker has featured for just 541 minutes this season with just three outings in 2016, and he last netted for the club on October 31.

After showing promise in his early days at Arsenal, where he netted 15 times in his second full season with the first team aged 20, the forward's career has since been in a tailspin.

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Several poor campaigns at the Emirates Stadium and loan spells at Sunderland and Juventus—where he made just 11 appearances and failed to score—preceded his move to Wolfsburg, and he has evidently been unable to reignite his career there.

Bendtner now faces the task of finding a new club this summer when he should be in his peak years as a striker having turned 28 in January.

After bagging just 19 club goals in his last five seasons combined and considering the disciplinary issues he had at Wolfsburg, he may find it difficult convincing a team to take a gamble on him—particularly one of the calibre he's played for thus far in his career.

He will be a free agent, though, and if he's to salvage what's left of his career, he'll need to grab the next opportunity that comes along with both hands.