Tottenham Hotspur Agree £11m Fee For Southampton Player

Tottenham Hotspur have agreed a fee of £11m for Southampton midfielder Victor Wanyama, BBC Radio Solent understands.

It is thought the 24-year-old Kenyan, who joined Saints for £12.5m from Celtic in July 2013, is undergoing a medical with the White Hart Lane club.

The move would reunite Wanyama with his former Saints boss Mauricio Pochettino.

Wanyama asked to leave last summer after interest from Spurs but stayed at St Mary’s and helped Southampton to a sixth-placed finish.

He joined Southampton in July 2013 and made 85 league appearances, scoring four times.

If the deal goes through he will become Tottenham’s first summer signing as they prepare for their return to the Champions League.

Wanyama signed for Celtic from Belgian club Germinal Beerschot for an undisclosed fee in July 2011 having moved to Europe from Kenya to join Helsingborg of Sweden in 2007.

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Tottenham Hotspur Agree £11m Fee For Southampton Player

Leicester Fans To Receive Free Doughnut And Beer

Leicester City chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha will offer each Foxes fan a free beer and doughnut prior to Sunday’s match against Southampton at the King Power Stadium.

The match falls on the eve of his birthday, and he will celebrate by offering each supporter a bottle of Singha Beer (provided they’re over 18) and a Krispy Kreme doughnut.

The feel good factor is very much present in the East Midlands with Claudio Ranieri’s side sitting top of the table with eight games remaining.

They are five points clear of Tottenham and could stretch their advantage further still this weekend if Spurs fail to win at Liverpool.

Leicester chief executive Susan Whelan said: “This is another very generous gesture from the owners of the club.

“Mr. Vichai and Top will arrive to the UK for the game versus Southampton this weekend, and then return to Thailand on Sunday evening, just to be with us and to support the team on Sunday.

“There are many special bonds that exist at our Football Club – between the players, the staff, the owners and the fans – and that’s been vital to the incredible season we’ve had. Everywhere we go, people are talking about it.

“We’re entering the run-in to the end of the season now, so that bond is going to be as important as it’s ever been in the next seven games, and the support of our fans is an essential part of the final push.”

Leicester Fans To Receive Free Doughnut And Beer

Joe Dodoo Strikes To Steer Leicester Reserves Past Southampton

English born Ghanaian forward Joe Dodoo scored a cracker to steer Leicester City U-21 to a vital win at home to Southampton in the reserve league.

The 20 year old King Power crowd favourite capped a very productive night with his side’s second goal of the night in a 2-1 win over the much fancied Soton

The rampant Ghanaian youngster doubled the Foxes lead 31 minutes into the league fixture after an opening strike from Admiral Muskwe in a 2-1 win at the King Power.

Compatriot Daniel Amartey also lasted the full throttle of the game for the Foxes at their dreaded king Power stadium.

Dodoo made a bright start to the game and should have opened the scoring for the high flying just 11 minute into the game that has a number of first team players in their rank.

The Ghanaian however atoned for his earlier missed with a cracker that took a huge deflection en route to finding the back of the net.

The prolific attacker, who was promoted to the senior side at the start of the campaign latched onto a dropping ball from the left flank and sent a thunderbolt past Paolo Gazzanigal in post for the visitors.

The ambidextrous forward then threatened to double his personal later in the second half only to meet an inspired Gazanigal between the sticks.

Winter arrival from FC Cobenhaven , Daniel Amartey, lasted the full throttle for the reserves side as well after his cameo in the senior side’s 0-1 triumph at Watford.

Dodoo racked in four cup goals for Claudio Ranieri’s men in his three Capital One Cup played on his senior appearances.

Joe Dodoo Strikes To Steer Leicester Reserves Past Southampton

Alexander Tettey"s Goal Saves Day For Norwich Against Southampton

Alexander Tettey clinched the winner for Norwich in their 1-0 victory against Southampton on Saturday afternoon in the Barclays Premier League.

The Canaries have now picked up nine points from a possible 12 over the holidays and in doing so Alex Neil’s charges have climbed to within a point of Southampton.

A depleted Southampton side, with top scorer Graziano Pelle and full-back Cedric both out injured while Oriel Romeu is banned, have now won only once in their last eight Premier League games, a stunning 4-0 thumping of Arsenal on Boxing Day.

And they dominated in Norfolk until their tough tackling Kenyan midfielder Victor Wanyama was sent off for a second bookable foul on 72 minutes.

He would hardly have had time to get to the dressing room before the stands erupted with joy as Tettey lashed a left-footed drive which Saints stopper Maarten Stekelenburg could only watch fly into the top-left corner.

Southampton coach Ronald Koeman threw on a couple of substitutes, including Senegalese winger Sadio Mane, who he’d dropped after being late for a team meeting, but Norwich held firm over the last 15 minutes to continue their climb away from the relegation zone.

Confident enough to beat Manchester United recently they are now unbeaten in their last five home Premier League games and with the league’s top assist man Wes Hoolahan and roving target man Dieumerci Mbokani they appear to have the talent to steer clear on a relegation fight.

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Alexander Tettey"s Goal Saves Day For Norwich Against Southampton