Rabat - Pep Guardiola is reportedly fed up with Benatia's lack of readiness especially that the former Barcelona manager is in desperate need of the Moroccan defender following the long-term injuries of Javi Martinez and Holger Badstuber.
"He is not fit," Bayern Munich coach pep Guardiola told German newspaper BILD.
Since his arrival to the Allianz Arena side in the last stages of the summer transfer window from AS Roma, the 27-year-old Morocco captain suffered muscle problems in the thigh. The fitness level of the Moroccan does not yet meet the level requirements to compete in the German Bundesliga, says BILD.
"So far, the 26-million man is only a benchwarmer," reads a BILD article about Pep's dissatisfaction of the Moroccan's progression.
Benatia was not involved in the games against Schalke and Stuttgart. The central defender also missed international duty with Morocco against Qatar and Libya due to injury.