Niklas Bendtner will ‘never go back to Arsenal’

Danish international Nicklas Bendtner has vowed never to return to Arsenal after moving to Sunderland on loan earlier this week.

The striker signed a one-season loan deal after finding himself at the lower end of the pecking order at the Gunners.

The 23-year-old has now revealed that he has no plans of returning to the North London side.

"I will never go back to Arsenal. If I can have it my way, I will never play for them again," he told The Sun.

"After my car accident I never really got the chance to earn a spot in the first team.

"I am really looking forward to playing for Sunderland and then we will see next summer. I will find a new club, but I will not go back to Arsenal, that's for sure."

Sunderland next face Chelsea after the international break.