23 Jun 2013 23:59:21
In kenyan press there are reports that Victor Wanyama is currently demanding 85000 GBP per week plus 2000000 gbp signing on payment from Southampton and that is why the transfer is not moving on well. Cardiff are willing to match this ridiculous demand but will not pay the transfer fee demanded by Celtic

Nairobi saint

1.) 24 Jun 2013
Does anyone know what Ramirez's wage is? I assume he's the best paid? I would assume they want to set up a wage structure early doors to avoid a lack of harmony in the squad so our limit would surely be relative with the highest paid players we currently have?

2.) 24 Jun 2013
I hope Cortese tells him where to stick those demands. Cut that wage in half and we may begin to consider but that'd still be pushing his luck.

3.) 24 Jun 2013
I would be suspicious of the accuracy of this but if it is true then he can go take a walk. Not worth anything close to a package like that. Would indicate his greed and that he is more than likely a mercenary who would look to move in a year or two, not to mention the blowing of the wage structure and how the rest of the squad would feel.

4.) 24 Jun 2013
Very interesting Nairobi Saint. Who does Wanyama think he is? Andy Carroll? No thanks!

5.) 24 Jun 2013
Well that would have been a short meeting with Southampton. After nic stopped laughing he would have politely provided directions to the nearest exit.

6.) 24 Jun 2013
Move on to other targets spend the money on players who want to join our team not ones who are going to upset team morale

7.) 24 Jun 2013
A that's classic! He can't be on more than 15K-20K a week at Celtic currently

8.) 24 Jun 2013
If these demands are true then wanyama can do 1 as we want players with desire to be great not desire just to be rich also in response to an earlier post when ramires came he spoke about being paid around the 50,000 mark so that is currently our highest earning figure

9.) 24 Jun 2013
Wanyama is on holiday at the moment and has been reported as stating that he will bide his time before committing to a destination. "I have just heard of the same interest in the media and currently I am on holiday enjoying myself. "I will speak to my agent to find out the true position, " said the Kenyan. "For now I want to enjoy my holiday. "

Copied from the Scottish herald.

So it's his agent throwing out the numbers. Victor will sit back on holiday and wait to see who comes closest.
No way this can be done before July 1st. A situation nc will lose patience with I'm sure.

Let's move on

10.) 24 Jun 2013
Apparently he is currently only on 8k at celtic

11.) 24 Jun 2013
I heard that we've agreed personal terms with wanyama but his agent wants a big signing fee

12.) 24 Jun 2013
He has come back off holiday to speak about terms it is stated in the media a couple of days ago so he did come back.

13.) 24 Jun 2013
Simple thing is wanyama is worth them wages and if you can't afford them then he will move to a team that can and it will b your lose as that guy is 1 of the very best cdm and anyone who watches football would know that

14.) 24 Jun 2013
Wanyama is on 4k per week at celtic and celtic were going to offer him 25k a week and wanyamas agent said Southamptons offer was not much better than celtics.

15.) 24 Jun 2013
Have heard that ramirez is currently on 55,000 a week but lamber and lallana both have clauses in their contracts that state they will always be paid as much as the highest earner so if we did pay wanyama that ammount we would also be payin rickie and adam the same

16.) 24 Jun 2013
Just shows how little we all know if its going from he wants the earth to he hasn't seen it yet to his agent wants a big fee. wonder if the truth is even in there somewhere

17.) 24 Jun 2013
Never understand why clubs are expected to pay players' agents, surely they are working on behalf of the player, so should be paid by them?!

18.) 24 Jun 2013
I think that this situation shows Saints position clearly.
1) We want to sign quality players to improve our team and add a new level of quality to our team.
2) We are asking these players to believe in the vision of Nicola Cortese, but won't over pay or be held to ransom.
3) Non Believers will mock our ambition, and many of our targets will only be willing to play for Southampton if they have a silly payday, or request silly money to ensure we don't sign them.

4) We will find players with great quality, that buy into Nicola's vision, and they will be announced on the official Saints web site.

In Saints we trust!

19.) 24 Jun 2013
Im sorry but the very best players which the club want will not come unless paid very decant money £55k a week is nothing in today's market it seems like saints have the ambition but don't want to pay the wages that the best players require you can't have one without the other.

20.) 24 Jun 2013
U can tell the rumour was made up from the start. Any club, not just Cardiff, would match his ridiculous demands if they didn't match celtics valuation, including us!

21.) 24 Jun 2013
I think the wage system here works well, players have to come in at relatively low wages and show their worth to earn more. Gives them serious incentive to produce rather than them knowing they have so many hundred thousand in the bank guaranteed so they don't need to care (i. e. the QPR system).

22.) 24 Jun 2013
85k a week? that's top four club wages. Do agents think that every player in the EPL earns 100k a week? It would not suprise me if you would struggle to get a squad of 22 players from the EPL who actually get the 150k a week people think they all earn. In short, I hate agents.