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Nicklas Bendtner released from training with Wolfsburg

Nicklas Bendtner of Wolfsburg in action during the Bundesliga match against Cologne at Volkswagen Arena on January 31, 2016
Image: Nicklas Bendtner has endured a troubled spell at Wolfsburg

Nicklas Bendtner has been released from training duties by Wolfsburg, who are now looking at the Danish forward's contractual situation.

The 28-year-old has been training on an individual basis in recent weeks and has not been considered for selection by head coach Dieter Hecking since early February.

He still has over a year left to run on his contract, but talks are under way to terminate that agreement prematurely.

"The current situation is unsatisfactory for everybody and it cannot endure," Wolfsburg's director of sport Klaus Allofs told the club's official website.

"For this reason, we sat down again on Wednesday and, together with his agent, we discussed solutions."

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The outcome of those talks saw Bendtner released from all training activities for the Champions League quarter-finalists - who face Real Madrid on Wednesday in the first leg of the tie - with a final decision over the former Arsenal forward's future expected to be made "imminently".

Bendtner has scored two goals in 13 league appearances for the Wolves this season, taking his overall tally to nine in 47 matches.

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The Denmark international won the Serie A title while on loan at Juventus prior to joining Wolfsburg from Arsenal on a permanent basis in 2014.

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But his time at the Bundesliga club has been beset by problems, including a warning over his fitness levels last summer.

More recently, he has been fined for turning up late for training and been warned for driving his Mercedes to training - Wolfsburg are owned by rival car manufacturers Volkswagen.

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