- Nunes was reportedly taken to a police station for questioning last month
- The Man City star was allegedly accused of snatching a mobile phone
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Manchester City midfielder Matheus Nunes has reportedly been arrested on suspicion of stealing a mobile phone in a Madrid nightclub.
The 26-year-old Portuguese international is said to have been held in the early hours on September 8 at sprawling disco La Riviera and taken to a local police station for questioning.
Respected Spanish daily El Mundo said the arrest occurred around 5.30am after he was accused of taking the phone from a 58-year-old man who had tried to take a photo of him without permission in the nightclub toilets.
Brazilian-born Nunes is said to have snatched the mobile in a fit of anger and refused to return it.
Police made the arrest according to El Mundo after being called to the club and confirming the footballer still had the phone in his possession.
Matheus Nunes was reportedly arrested in Madrid after being accused of stealing a phone
Nunes is said to have been held in the early hours on September 8 at sprawling disco La Riviera
Nunes, right, is said to have snatched a mobile phone from a man who had tried to take a photo of him without permission in the nightclub toilets
Nunes, pictured in August, was released hours later following the intervention of a lawyer
The former Wolves player was reportedly handcuffed at the nightspot before being taken to a National Police station in the Madrid neighbourhood of Arganzuela.
He was released hours later following the intervention of a lawyer.
El Mundo reported he is expected to face charges and trial over the incident.
National Police in Madrid could not be immediately reached for comment early this morning.
Nunes had reportedly been in Madrid with friends after he had not been called up by Portugal for international duty last month.
The 26-year-old came off the bench for Man City in their first match after the international break, playing the final minutes of their 2-1 win over Brentford.
Nunes made his first start of the campaign in a 2-1 Carabao Cup victory over Watford last month, scoring Man City’s second goal.
He was an unused substitute in Man City’s last two Premier League matches against Arsenal and Newcastle, but played the full match in their 4-0 Champions League win over Slovan Bratislava on Tuesday night.
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