ROUND THE BEND
Former Arsenal bad boy Nicklas Bendtner opens up on ‘damn legendary’ clause club inserted into his contract
The striker's contract was less than half a year as he had to prove himself
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NICKLAS BENDTNER has revealed that he had a 'legendary' clause inserted into his contract at Copenhagen.
The former Arsenal striker joined the Danish giants in 2019 after leaving Rosenburg.
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Bendtner, 36, was thrilled with the move as Copenhagen was a club close to his heart.
However, he was told by his agent that there had been a clause put in his contract which he has since described as "legendary".
Speaking in a biographic documentary, Bentdner revealed that he was told that he would not be able to drink alcohol or ski.
His agent told him: "You must accept that it must be stated in the contract that from now until the New Year you must not drink alcohol and you must not ski and things like that."
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Bentdner was not deterred by the cluse as he insisted that he was "ready" for the club.
He texted the club: "I'm ready to play for you and give everything."
He signed a four and a half month contract with the Superliga outfit as he had to prove his worth.
Bendtner has since spoken about the contract as he said: "I don't think everyone has it in the contract.
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"Damn legendary."
Bendtner's time at Copenhagen was not fruitful as he only made nine appearances for the club, scoring once.
Nicklas Bendtner's goal of the season contender for Norwegian side Rosenborg
The documentary, Nicklas Bendtner - The Portait, will be released as a series in three episodes on Viaplay with a premiere on February 12.
It has been produced as part of a collaboration with the author Rune Skyum-Nielsen, who is behind Bendtner's biography, 'Begge sider'.
Bendtner insisted that he wants to tell the "true story" of his life.
He said: "Many sports documentaries are just a big glossy picture.
"Then you hear about adultery on the side or an extra child, or I don't know what the hell, and it never comes up.
"But then you never get the opportunity to really understand that person. Then it might as well be fiction.
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"I want to tell the true story. It must be as it was."
The Danish striker retired from football in 2021.
Bendtner's career highs and lows
Nicklas Bendtner played for eight clubs during his senior club career scoring 117 goals
He endured an up-and-down career in which he burst into life during a loan spell at Birmingham City in 2006.
He helped the club earn promotion to the Premier League.
The striker returned to Arsenal and became a member in the first-team.
In 2010 he scored a Champions League hat-tick against Porto.
Two years later, he hit a low as he was banned and fined for his Paddy Power boxer stunt at Euro 2012.
In 2013, he became a Serie A champion, having won the league with Juventus during a loan spell.
While at Rosenburg, he discovered his best scoring form as he finished as the top scorer in the Eliteserien.
But in 2018 he was at his lowest as he was jailed for 50 days for assaulting a taxi driver in Copenhagen.
Here is a look at Bendtner's career by numbers...
- Arsenal (2005-14) - 171 games, 47 goals
- Birmingham City (2006-07, loan) - 48 games, 13 goals
- Sunderland (2011-12, loan) - 30 games, 8 goals
- Juventus (2012-13, loan) - 11 games, 0 goals
- Wolfsburg (2014-16) - 47 games, 9 goals
- Nottingham Forest (2016-17) - 17 games, 2 goals
- Rosenborg (2017-19) - 86 games, 35 goals
- FC Copenhagen (2019) - 9 games, 1 goal
National team: 81 matches and 30 goals for Denmark - number eight on the list of most international goals in history
Career honours: Serie A x 1, FA Cup x 1 and German Cup x 1
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