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The deal - thought to be worth around £500,000 - now looks unlikely to go through in its current form with The Saints considering a "pay-as-you-play" offer instead.
"If we get the deal right we will proceed", said Southampton chairman Rupert Lowe. "But we cannot afford to take on too many players who have problems at the medical."
Livermore failed the medicals after scans found a hitherto unknown problem with the player's knee.