Manchester City reportedly cooled their interest in Benfica defender Alex Grimaldo over the summer due to the player's unreliable fitness record.
According to O Jogo (h/t Lucas Sposito of Sport Witness), while a long-term admirer of the player, City manager Pep Guardiola was concerned about the amount of football missed by Grimaldo in recent seasons.
As noted by Sposito, the former Barcelona academy star has sat out 41.4 per cent of the team's fixtures since joining the Portuguese outfit in 2016; Grimaldo has played 51 of a possible 87 games for the Lisbon giants.