Former Arsenal 'striker' is snapped up by Forest

The reboot is on - whatever that means

After flogging Scottish starlet Oliver Burke to the Bundesliga during the transfer window, Nottingham Forest found themselves a bit short in attacking options and decided to go in a completely different direction - Nicklas Bendtner.

The ex-Arsenal man has taken to Instagram to say he had not joined Forest for ’the fast cash’ but simply for his ‘love for the sport’. He has also, disappointedly declared that the #lordisdead, branding this move as a reboot of sorts.

His time in Germany was marked more for his disciplinary issues than it was for his goals, scoring just 3 times in his last 32 league appearances. Earlier this year he was fined by the club for oversleeping. Which is always the mark of a true professional.

While Nottingham Forest will look to their marquee signing to help push them into top six contention (they currently sit 7th on goal differential), the neutral will be keeping an eye on their league cup match because narrative.

On September 20th Forest will host Bendtner’s former club Arsenal in their 3rd round league cup match. Could it be a late game winner for the artist formerly known as the lord?