Transfer latest: Southampton confirm signing of Celtic's Victor Wanyama for undisclosed fee

Celtic’s Victor Wanyama has
completed his move to Southampton
for a fee believed to be £12.5m.
Southampton confirmed the deal on
their official Twitter account before
the news was then published on
their club website, and he becomes
the club’s second signing this
summer after they secured Croation
Dejan Lovren last month.
Having just put pen to paper on a
four-year deal, Wanyama said: "It
feels great and I am happy to be
here."
"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 came
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.
"I am happy to be a part of
Southampton's squad. It means a lot
because because it has been my
dream to play in the Premier League
and now I am here."
Saints boss Mauricio Pochettino was
present as the deal was completed,
and he spoke of his admiration for
the player, who becomes the first
Kenyan to play in the Premier
League.
He said: "I am very pleased to have
secured the signing of Victor
because we are a big admirer of his
talents and he will fit in well to the
team here at Southampton.
"I want to stress that the deal could
have been done sooner, but this
shows that we do business on our
terms. The most important thing
that ourselves, Celtic and the player
are all happy with the way it has all
gone.
"The fact that a lot of top European
clubs were also keen to sign him
shows what an attractive prospect
Southampton Football Club is to a
player who had his pick of the teams
in England and abroad.
"I've watched him perform at the
top level in the Champions League,
and I believe that he will be a
valuable addition to our Premier
League squad for the season ahead."
Wanyama was an integral part of
Neil Lennon’s Celtic side as he was
part of the side that claim the
2011/12 and 2012/13 Scottish
Premier League titles, as well as last
year’s Scottish Cup.
The current Kenyan captain played
91 times for the Scottish champions,
scoring on 13 occasions, and it is
unlikely to be Southampton’s last
signing of the summer with
Pochettino keen to improve the
squad ahead of the new season.