Nicklas Bendtner
Despite rumours suggesting he chose the number 52 shirt at Arsenal because he earned £52,000 per week, Nicklas Bendtner has never earned that figure.
“Not true,” laughed the Danish forward to the Daily Mail.
“If I was negotiating a contract why would I end up with 52? You’d have a round number like 50 or 55, or maybe more!
Bendtner’s salary is therefore not public knowledge, but it is fair to say that a player who promised he would be one of the best strikers in the world has not lived up to expectations.
The 26 year-old scored his first Premier League goals for Arsenal since January 2011 this season, which hardly compares with the astonishingly prolific records of the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi – players Bendtner himself invited comparison with by talking up his own ability.
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