Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has hinted that Nicklas Bendtner could still have a future with Arsenal.
The Danish international, who spent last season on loan at Sunderland, completed a short-term switch to Juventus on transfer deadline day.
However, Wenger said that he is "convinced" that the 24-year-old can fulfill his potential with the Bianconeri.
"It is not for nothing that I loaned him to Juventus," Wenger toldTuttosport. "He is a talented player. There he will grow and then return to my team.
"I am convinced that at a team like Juventus, in a very difficult league, especially for strikers, he can make the final leap in quality.
"Don't forget, he is a boy of 24 years. The right age to prove who he is. The talent is not missing, otherwise I would not have bought him from Copenhagen when he was just 16 years old."
Bendtner scored eight goals in 25 Premier League appearances for the Black Cats last season.
Michael Penkman
