Nicklas Bendtner fined by Wolfsburg after oversleeping and arriving late

Nicklas Bendtner has admitted he was fined by his club Wolfsburg for turning up to training 45 minutes late on Monday.

The former Arsenal forward, who does not appear to have a future at the Bundesliga club having been dropped from the squad entirely for recent games, has been fined €2,250 (£1,770) – 50 for every minute of his arrears.

Nicklas Bendtner has been left out of Wolfsburg’s match-day squad for the past six matches. Photograph: Reuters Staff / Reuters/Reuters

“I just slept in and didn’t hear my alarm,” the Denmark international told Bild. “It’s my mistake.”

Bendtner, 28, has scored twice for Wolfsburg this season although he has been left out of the match‑day squad for the past six games with the coach, Dieter Hecking, admitting he was no longer under consideration.

His contract still has more than a year left to run but Wolfsburg will be looking to offload Bendtner, who won a Serie A title while on loan at Juventus, this summer.