Nicklas Bendtner will stay at Arsenal, in news that should surprise nobody

While reports today have claimed that Arsenal have been working to move Nicklas Bendtner on, specifically to Crystal Palace, it appears the failed Demba Ba loan has killed the plan.

Nicklas Bendtner will stay at Arsenal. Suggests Wenger does see him as an option now he can't get another striker. #afc #cpfc

— Jeremy Wilson (@JWTelegraph) September 2, 2013

That's not really great news, because I think we'd all prefer to see a different player here instead of Bendtner, because nobody really likes him all that much. But if I could play devil's advocate, for just a moment:

Bendtner is Arsenal's 2nd current top scorer behind Walcott...

— David Wall (@1DavidWall) August 30, 2013

I mean, it is technically true. It doesn't make me particularly happy, but you take what you can get. Of course, it's also possible that Arsenal could bring in another striker in the next couple of hours, but right now it looks like we're going with Yaya Sanogo and Theo Walcott as backup strikers. And Bendtner. Hey, crazier things have worked.