Per El Mundo, the Portuguese was arrested by the National Police at La Riviera nightclub in Madrid on September 8 for stealing another man's mobile phone. Nunes was spending the weekend with his friends in the Spanish capital after failing to make the Portugal squad during the international break.

Spanish police briefly arrested Manchester City midfielder and Portugal international Matheus Nunes last month for allegedly stealing a mobile phone, a police source told Reuters on Wednesday, confirming a report in El Mundo newspaper.

Manchester City star Mathues Nunes was linked with a move to Atletico Madrid in the summer, but the Portuguese midfielder has remained at the Etihad this year. It did not stop him from heading to the

The incident took place last Sunday, September 8th, at La Riviera, and the footballer was taken to the Arganzuela police station in Madrid where he was released after giving a statement. Portuguese Manchester City player,