Arsenal retained list: Nicklas Bendtner released as Arsene Wenger begins shake-up

Nicklas Bendtner is the high profile casualty as Arsenal submitted their list of retained players to the Premier League. The Danish striker is now available for a free transfer having failed to secure a new contract the Emirates. Arsene Wenger has tried repeatedly to ship Bendtner out, but the 26-year-old has never been able to seal a switch, despite loan spells with Birmingham City, Sunderland and Juventus. Meanwhile forgotten man Park Chu Young is another who has been trimmed off the squad list as Wenger begins the tentative stages of his rebuilding for next season. Find out all the latest Arsenal transfer news here. Arsenal's contracted players Afobe, Benik Retained Ajayi Oluwasemilogo, Adesewo Ibidapo Retained Akpom, Chuba Retained Alves da Silva, Wellington Retained Arteta, Amatriain Mikel Retained Bellerin, Hector Retained Campbell, Joel Retained Cazorla, Santiago Retained Coquelin, Francis Retained Diaby, Vassiriki Abou Retained Djourou-Gbadjere, Johan Danon Retained Eisfeld, Thomas Retained (o) Fabianski, Lukasz Offer Flamini, Mathieu Retained Galindo, Samuel Retained Gibbs, Kieran James Ricardo Retained Giroud, Olivier Retained Gnabry, Serge David Retained Hayden, Isaac Scot Retained Huddart, Ryan David Retained Iliev, Deyan Retained Iwobi, Alex Retained Jebb, Jack Retained Jenkinson, Carl Daniel Retained Koscielny, Laurent Retained Lipman, Austin Retained Macey, Matthew Ryan Retained Martinez, Damian Emiliano Retained Mertesacker, Per Retained Miquel-Pons, Ignasi Retained Miyaichi, Ryo Retained Monreal, Ignacio Retained Olsson, Mats Kristoffer Retained Ormonde-Ottewill, Brandon Retained Oxlade-Chamberlain, Alexander Mark David Retained Ozil, Mesut Retained Pleguezuelo, Julio Jose Retained Podolski, Lukas Retained Ramsey, Aaron James Retained Rosicky, Tomas Retained (o) Sagn,a Bacary Offer Sanogo, Yaya Retained Szczesny, Wojciech Tomasz Retained Toral, Jon-Miquel Retained Vermaelen, Thomas Retained Walcott, Theo James Retained Wilshere, Jack Andrew Retained Zelalem, Gedion Retained Scholars Crowley, Daniel Retained Kamara, Glen Offer Contract Maitland-Niles, Ainsley Retained Moore ,Tafari Lalibela Retained O'Connor, Stefan Ramone Sewell Retained Smith, Renny Piers Retained Vickers, Josh Offer Contract Wright, Elliot Retained Free transfers Aneke, Chukwuemeka Ademola Amachi Ansah, Zak Andy Bendtner, Nicklas Boateng, Daniel Fagan, Zachari Freddy Casey Park Chu Young Siemann, Leander source http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/arsenal-retained-list-nicklas-bendtner-3599997#ixzz32gKRfek3 Follow us: @DailyMirror on Twitter | DailyMirror on Facebook