Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has downplayed fears Nicklas Bendtner could miss the start of the season and insisted his groin injury was "not a big problem."
Bendtner, 22, struggled with the knock towards the end of the season and for Denmark and at this summer's World Cup. Since returning to the Gunners camp after the tournament he has undergone an MRI scan and fears had emerged he wouldn't be ready for the new campaign.
Speaking to the club's official website, however, Wenger insisted the damage was "not a big problem."
"We have an assessment with him on Thursday," Wenger revealed.
"It is a groin problem and we see where we go from there. We need to check it to see if we have to do something. But no, it is not a big problem."
Speaking to the Daily Mirror, Bendtner had previously announced his intention for a "total break" from football to heal the damage.
Bendtner said: “I still feel quite bad in my groin. Sadly it hasn’t been better during my holiday, like I expected it to giving it nothing but rest. And that worries me a lot.
"I had hoped, and counted on, that a total break from football and training would heal the injury, but it hasn’t happened.
"I have spoken to Arsenal throughout the holiday and I am having to do a big scan when I return this week.
"My whole body must be scanned to find out where the groin problem really comes from. I still feel pain, and it is very frustrating. I don’t know where I am in relation to playing football.
"It doesn’t feel good at all. Some mornings I can hardly get out of bed.
"It is not the best way to return to Arsenal like this, but the club and I have to get to the bottom of my problem now."
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