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Post by Avinalaff on Jul 12, 2013 5:00:11 GMT
Victor Wanyama completes £12.5m move to Southampton from Celtic
Victor Wanyama has completed his move to Southampton from Celtic for a Scottish record fee reported to be £12.5m.
The 22-year-old has signed a four-year deal at St Mary's for a fee which dwarfs the £9.5m Spartak Moscow paid Celtic for Aiden McGeady three years ago. Wanyama becomes Southampton's second signing of the summer, following the £8.5m purchase of Lyon's Dejan Lovren.
"It feels great and I am happy to be here," Wanyama told the club's website. "Finally it has happened and we've come to the end [of negotiations], so I am delighted.
"There were other options but Southampton is a club with ambitions so I chose to come here. Southampton is a good club and it has good players, so I just want to train hard and work hard to be a part of the starting XI. We'll see where that will take me.
"I'm very grateful to be here and I'm looking forward to playing in the Premier League. I've seen that the stadium is great and the dressing room is looking good and I know some of the players. I hope they will help me and I think I will get along with the others, so it will be good."
Wanyama had been with Celtic for two years, having arrived as a relative unknown from the Belgian side Beerschot.
Choosing the number 67 jersey in appreciation of Celtic's European Cup triumph, he quickly became a fans' favourite.
His Champions League performances saw his stock rise markedly, leading to reported interest from Liverpool, Arsenal, Everton and Cardiff.
Southampton will be hoping that Wanyama is a more successful addition than Vegard Forren, who arrived in January from Molde for a reported £3.5m but has now returned to his old club, having failed to make a first-team appearance.
Richard Chaplow has also departed, with the midfielder's contract mutually terminated to free him up for a move to Millwall.
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Post by Koeman's Clogs on Jul 12, 2013 22:17:39 GMT
That's a lot of money for a Scottish league player.
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