With his height of 1,89m, Etienne Capoue was dominant in midfield.At first with Toulouse, which earned him as many as seven appearances for France and, in 2013, an 11,000,000-worth move to Tottenham. He played 36 games for the Spurs and, after two years, moved to Watford for 9,000,000, where he spent five seasons. From there, the road took Capoue to Villarreal and after 148 games for the Yellow Submarine, his contract expired in July.🚨 Étienne Capoue has begun playing basketball. 🤔🏀He has joined the club CB Jovens L’Eliana, which play in the Spanish third division.(Source: @relevo) pic.twitter.com/fTkdVyL8xf— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) September 12, 2024 Since he has not (yet) found a new club, he decided to fulfil his boyhood dream and play basketball. Spanish Relevo reports that in recent weeks, the 36-year-old Frenchman trained with Spanish fourth-division basketball team CB Jovens L’Eliana. He even played one friendly match, in which his team won. Capoue still doesn’t have a necessary license to compete in any official matches.##NAJAVA_MECA_8330085##
