Where has it all gone wrong for Bentley?

A player that was meant to have a 'golden future' ahead of him back along was David Bentley.

Billed as 'the next David Beckham' or 'the right footed Beckham' it has not happened for him on the international stage, and has not been happening for him at club level for an age it seems!

Unable to really force the breakthrough at Arsenal, impressive loan spells away from The Gunners eventually saw him move on in order to get the regular 1st team football he craved and how he impressed at Blackburn.

Eventually, as was inevitable, the lure of a 'bigger club' saw him make a big money move to Tottenham - this started off well enough and I remember a belter of a goal he scored against his former club Arsenal in a London derby to announce himself to his new clubs fans. You can only dine off past glories for so long though eh!

In recent times he has not had a sniff at Spurs. Last I heard he was on loan in Russia, and had even been linked with a loan move to league one MK Dons?

There has been talk of an unprofessional nature to his game, and perhaps actions away from the field have worked against him but how, and why, has it gone so horrible wrong for the attacking midfielder?

Where has this highly talented, 'England superstar in the making', gone - and is there even a glimmer of hope that he could one day return...

Well, a move to QPR seems like it will go through today so perhaps that glimmer of hope could start now?

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