‘We have never been interested in Nicklas Bendtner’ – Borussia Dortmund dismiss links to Arsenal striker

Nicklas Bendtner celebrates his hat-trick against Leyton Orient (Getty)

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Bundesliga champions Borussia Dortmund have distanced themselves from reports that they are set to make a move for Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner, insisting that they are not interested in signing the player.

The want-away Danish international is expected to follow Gael Clichy out of the exit doors of the Emirates this summer, but Dortmund’s press officer has made it perfectly clear that it won’t be to his side.

“We have never been interested,” Josef Schneck told Sporten.tv2.dk.

“We’re currently at our training camp in Switzerland and have been asked about this by German, Swiss and many other reporters.

“But believe me, there’s nothing in this at all.”

Dortmund’s statement was in response to claims from Bendtner’s father, who also represents his son, who claimed that the Gunners forward was being monitored by Bundesliga sides.

He said: “There is an interest from several German clubs.

“I can confirm that Borussia Dortmund wish to buy.”

However, the German club’s chairman, Hans-Joachim Watzke, reaffirmed the stance of his press officer.

He told Hamburger Abendblatt: “There has never been an offer on Bendtner.”

Watzke was keen to dispell fears amongst Dortmund supporters that the club was set to embark on another heavy spending spree, after the club almost went bankrupt following a similar escapade.

“Of course we can realise bigger transfers, but it would be the wrong signal to our fans,” he continued.

“People would say, ‘Dortmund hasn’t learn from the past’.”