Birmingham midfielder Olivier Kapo's move to Wigan is on the brink of collapse.

The Daily Mail says the former France midfielder was asked to write off a fine of two weeks' wages - but he refused and has threatened to stay put.

The spat started when Kapo was told by managing director Karren Brady he would be fined after returning a day late to pre-season training.

The player claimed he was having an operation on his arm in Monaco. But his failure to inform manager Alex McLeish landed him in trouble.

The row brought back memories of manager Steve Bruce's messy move just eight months ago when a huge argument flared over an image rights pay-off, souring relations between the two parties.

Wigan are due to fly out on their pre-season tour to Austria this afternoon and are still confident the deal can be done by then, with the player joining them later this week.

Ideally, Bruce wants the deal sorted out before the flight, but is prepared to wait.