Premier League star who was caught driving his Mercedes at 166mph past a police car on the M25 is finally revealed as £40k-a-week Watford midfielder Etienne Capoue Etienne Copoue, 30, faces trial today over the incident on December 30 last year If guilty he could be banned or fined between 125 to 175% of his weekly income Police originally posted the speeding video on Twitter before then taking it downBy Rory Tingle For Mailonline Published: 08:49 BST, 18 April 2019 | Updated: 08:54 BST, 18 April 2019 Etienne Copoue, 30, faces a road ban or a fine of up to 175% of his weekly income if found guilty of speeding in court today. He is pictured at the Watford FC training ground on March 15 The mystery Premier League footballer facing a road ban for driving his car at 166mph past a police car on the M25 has now been revealed as Watford midfielder Etienne Copoue. Police published a video online allegedly showing the £40,000-a-week footballer criss-crossing the motorway at high speed in a Mercedes G Wagon at 9.20am on December 30, but later deleted the post. Capoue, 30, stands trial today, and if found guilty could face a ban of between seven to 56 days or six points of his licence, plus a fine of between 125 to 175% of his weekly income. The section of the M25 where the speeding video was taken is near Watford's London Colney training ground, reported The Sun. In its original tweet, the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Road Policing Team said: 'Having just overtaken a marked police X5, this somewhat well-known footballer decided 125mph and undertaking on an off slip of the M25 was OK #taxitotraining'. In a follow up tweet, the unit said: 'This one has garnered some interest! They have been reported for the speeding offence and will have to explain their actions to a magistrate.' MailOnline has contacted Hertfordshire Police for comment. Police published a video allegedly showing the £40,000-a-week footballer criss-crossing the motorway at high speed at 9.20am on December 30, but later deleted the post Share or comment on this article: Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility