Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner fined for driving offences

Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner has been fined £5,000 after being found guilty of driving without a licence or insurance.

The 24-year-old was found guilty in his absence on Monday at South Tyneside Magistrates' Court after being spotted by police in an Audi Q7 on May 13.

The Danish forward, who was playing for Sunderland at the time of the incident, was ordered to pay a fine of £4,750 and had six points added to his license.

The same court banned Bendtner from driving for 56 days after he was caught driving his Porsche 911 at 103mph.

Bendtner continues to try and secure a move away from north London this summer, with Celta Vigo and AC Milan among the clubs said to be interested in his signature.