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Mohamed Salah has completed his £34.3million move from Roma to Liverpool .

The Egypt international winger penned a five-year contract at Melwood after passing his medical on Thursday.

Salah will wear the No 11 shirt for the Reds – the same squad number he had in Italy. That jersey became available this week after Roberto Firmino jumped at the opportunity to become Liverpool's new No 9.

The Reds finally wrapped up a deal for Salah some three weeks after tabling an initial bid of £28million.

Officially, the transfer fee is undisclosed. Roma claimed they had struck a £39million deal – with Liverpool paying £35million with a further £4million to follow in add-ons.

However, Anfield sources insist they are actually paying around 35million Euros (£30.8million) up front, potentially rising to 39million Euros (£34.3million).

(Image: Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

If those figures are correct then striker Andy Carroll, who cost £35million from Newcastle United in 2011, remains the club's record buy.

What is clear is that the acquisition of Salah represents a major coup for Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp.

The former Chelsea wideman scored 34 goals and provided 24 assists during his two seasons with Roma.

Klopp believes his pace and creative spark makes him the perfect fit for Liverpool's attacking style.

Salah is Liverpool's second signing of the summer after they agreed a deal for out-of-contract Chelsea youngster Dominic Solanke.

That fee looks set to be determined by a tribunal with the two clubs wide apart in their respective valuations of the England Under-20s international attacker.

Liverpool failed in a previous bid to sign Salah in 2014 when he joined Chelsea from Basel for £12million.