SAINTS' signing of Celtic midfielder Victor Wanyama has been put in doubt with claims the player's agents are demanding a seven-figure fee to agree the deal.

The club are keen to make the 21-year-old Kenyan international their second signing of the summer after Croatian defender Dejan Lovren.

But a report today suggests £12m rated Wanyama might not sign because his agents, Rob Moore and Ivan Nodia, want £1m as their part of any prospective deal. And that has supposedly enraged Saints chairman Nicola Cortese.

Nodia is also quoted today as saying: "It is completely untrue that we are holding talks with Southampton. They were made aware some weeks ago what the player was looking for.

"At that time they were not prepared to meet that so, as far as we are  concerned, discussions with  Southampton ended some weeks ago.

"The player is in Kenya and has no immediate plans for a quick return. The player will not be railroaded into a move that is not right for him."