Victor Wanyama’s planned
move to Southampton collapsed after the Celtic midfielder failed to agree
personal terms. The Premiership club was given permission to open talks with
the 21-year-old on after Celtic accepted a fee close to £12million (about Sh1.6
billion).Wanyama has a positive feeling about interest from Cardiff and hopes
the Welsh club also have a bid accepted. Cardiff manager Malky Mackay is
desperate to sign the Celtic star but his club may see a fee of around £11m as
their limit. Wanyama said: 'My manager
Neil Lennon told me of Southampton's offer but while the bid was okay for
Celtic, the terms were not right for me and my agent. I am open to what offers
are made but I am relaxed and its important Celtic are happy too. My dream, like any young footballer, is to play in the Premier League
and maybe that is the next step for me.
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Born: June 25, 1991 (age 21), Nairobi,
Kenya
Weight: 76 kg
Height: 1.88 m
Siblings: McDonald
Mariga, Thomas
Wanyama, Mercy Wanyama,Sylvester Wanyama
Teams: Celtic F.C. (#67
/ Midfielder), Kenya
national football team (#12 / Midfielder)
Parents: Noah Wanyama, Mildred Wanyama
Victor-wanyama celebrate celtic-2-0-dundee-september-2012
Wanyama is in no rush
to leave Parkhead and won’t be forced to go unless the deal suits him.Wanyama
shot to fame in Celtic’s run to the last 16 of the Champions League, scoring in
the 2-1 win over Barcelona. His displays at the heart of Celtic midfield has
also not gone unnoticed with analysts likening his style to Ghana international
and Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien.He has been a hot property in the
transfer market with several clubs including Arsenal, Cardiff, Stoke,
Galatasaray and Inter Milan, Manchester United, Manchester City and Liverpool
all being linked with him. Wanyama who is on holiday learnt about his transfer talks
through media. The deal (with Southampton) is still far,” Wanyama said. Should
a move to any of the EPL sides mature, Wanyama will make history by becoming
the first Kenyan to play in the coveted league. Elsewhere, Pep Guardiola will
hold his first press conference on Monday as Bayern Munich head coach with club
captain Philipp Lahm insisting the European champions wants to embark on a new
era. Celtic bought Wanyama for £900,000 from
Belgian side Germinal Beers hot two years ago and the Kenya international has
two years left on contract.
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