- Nunes was reportedly taken to a police station for questioning last month.
- The Manchester City star was allegedly accused of stealing a mobile phone
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Manchester City midfielder Matheus Nunes has reportedly been arrested on suspicion of stealing a mobile phone from a Madrid nightclub.
The 26-year-old Portuguese international was reportedly arrested in the early hours of September 8 at the sprawling La Riviera nightclub and taken to a local police station for questioning.
Respected Spanish newspaper El Mundo said the arrest occurred around 5:30 a.m. 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’s bathrooms. .
Nunes, born in Brazil, is said to have snatched his phone in a fit of rage and refused to give it back.
The police made the arrest according to El Mundo after being called to the club and confirming that the footballer still had the phone in his possession.
Matheus Nunes would have been arrested in Madrid after being accused of stealing a phone
Nunes is said to have been arrested in the early hours of September 8 at the sprawling La Riviera nightclub.
Nunes (on the right) is said to have snatched the mobile phone from a man who had tried to take a photo of her without permission in the nightclub’s bathrooms.
Nunes, photographed in August, was released hours later after the intervention of a lawyer.
The former Wolves player was allegedly handcuffed in the nightclub before being transferred to a National Police station in the Madrid neighborhood of Arganzuela.
He was released hours later after the intervention of a lawyer.
El Mundo reported that he is expected to face charges and trial for the incident.
The Madrid National Police could not immediately be reached for comment this morning.
Nunes had reportedly been in Madrid with friends after Portugal did not call him up for international duty last month.
The 26-year-old came off the Manchester City bench in his first game after the international break, playing in the final minutes of the 2-1 win over Brentford.
Nunes made his first start of the campaign in a 2-1 Carabao Cup win over Watford last month, scoring Man City’s second goal.
He was an unused substitute in Manchester City’s last two Premier League games against Arsenal and Newcastle, but played the entire game in the 4-0 Champions League win over Slovan Bratislava on Tuesday night.
