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Wanyama: Celtic set to sign ace from Tottenham Hotspur on deadline day - Reports

Kenya captain Victor Wanyama could seal a deadline day move back to Celtic in Scotland.

Various sources have indicated the Scottish giants are ready to bring the former Southampton midfielder back after he failed to command a regular starting berth under Mauricio Pochettino last season, at the beginning of the current campaign and now under Jose Mourinho.

Celtic are not the only club looking to sign the Harambee Stars captain as Daily Mail reports Aston Villa, Bayer Leverkusen, Fiorentina, Rennes, Lazio, and Strasbourg are also chasing his signature.

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Tottenham Hotspur will allow Wanyama to leave the club but only if their £8million valuation is met.

The Sun reports Spurs chairman Daniel Levy would let the midfielder leave only if their £1.5m loan fee and an obligation to buy in the summer is met.

Wanyama still has 18 months left on his current contract at Spurs though.

The former AFC Leopards star is enjoying a £60,000-a-week salary at his current club although he has just made four appearances in the ongoing campaign and last played against Bayern Munich in December.

Should Wanyama seal the move back to Celtic Park, he would have to fight for places against Scott Brown and Callum McGregor, who have established themselves as key midfielders for Neil Lennon.

Celtic, under Lennon, signed the Kenyan in 2011 from Beerschot for a £900,000 fee and earned them £12.5m when he moved to Southampton after two seasons.

Wanyama is a popular figure among the club's faithful having scored a vital goal against Barcelona in 2012 in the Champions League.

He made 61 appearances and scored 10 goals before he eventually left for the Premier League.

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