Former Nottingham Forest striker Nicklas Bendtner has revaled he lost more than £5million playing poker - as a teenager.
The Danish forward scored two goals in 17 appearances for the Reds during a brief spell at the City Ground during the 2016-17 season.
Bendtner made his name at Arsenal and it was during his time with the Gunners that he says he started having issues with gambling.
The 32-year-old made the confession on a Danish reality television show.
“I lost a lot of money, an unrealistic amount," he said.
“It’s hard to say how much it was in reality, but I’d estimate that it was almost 50 million Korona (around £5.4m).
"It was something that I was always in control of and I simply betted big sums of money.
“Sometimes in London, things would get out of control on a night and things could really have ended badly.
“Now I place smaller bets of 100 Korona (around £12).”
After leaving Forest, Bendtner went on to play for Rosenburg and FC Copenhagen, who released him in December.
He has also played for Birmingham City, Sunderland, Juventus and Wolfsburg.
