Étienne Capoué

Mercedes G-Wagon


The midfielder was fined close to £2000 for speeding in the M25 in his G-Wagon. Pocket change for the Frenchman.

Born in Niort, France, he had a nomadic youth career, starting at hometown club Chamois Niortais aged seven. He departed for FC Chauray in 2002 and joined Angers SCO a couple of years later. While playing a youth league match against FC Toulouse, he drew attention of the club's scouts who offered him a one-week trial. After impressing, he began to play for he clubs under-18 team in 2006. On 8 December 2007, he made his professional debut, coming on as a substitute in a 1-0 victory over Lille. The following week, he made his first professional start against PSG and played 71 minutes as Toulouse won 1-0. He scored his first professional goal for Toulouse on 18 October 2008, in a 2-1 defeat against Bordeaux. During his six season spell at Toulouse he scored 13 goals and registered 10 assists in 196 appearances for Les Violets. Amid interests from a hosts of Premier League clubs including Arsenal and Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur announced the signing of the Frenchman on 15 August 2013. The midfielder made his debut for Spurs three days later, coming on as a substitute as Tottenham prevailed 1-0 over Crystal Palace. His stay in London was hugely disappointing, appearing in only 24 games over the course of two seasons, as the midfielder struggled to hold down a first-team berth. On 6 July 2015, the midfielder joined newly promoted club Watford for a fee of £6.3 million. Establishing himself firmly in the first-team, the Frenchman has scored 14 goals and made 5 assists in 140 appearances for The Hornets across all competitions during his four season stay at the club.