Mohamed Salah's has completed his move to Chelsea from Basle on a five-and-a-half-year deal.
The
21-year-old leaves the Swiss side for Stamford Bridge with the Blues
having to pay around £11million for the winger, who will wear the No 15
shirt.
The Egypt
international said: 'I'm very happy to sign for Chelsea, such a big club
in the world. I hope I can make the Chelsea supporters happy and have a
good career at the club for many years to come.'
In the strip: Salah appeared with the Chelsea shirt on Sunday after making the £11m move
Mourinho sanctioned Juan Mata's transfer
to Manchester United for £37million over the weekend, and was intent on
landing Salah as compensation.
Salah
has played against Chelsea four times in the last 12 months, scoring
three times, including in Basle's two Champions League Group E victories
over Mourinho's men earlier this season.
Speaking
on Friday, Mourinho spoke of his admiration for Salah, the potential of
the player and said the Blues made their move quickly.
'I
like the fact that he can play the same way our attacking players do,
which is players with adaptability, to play right, left, or behind the
striker," Mourinho said.
'He's
young, he's fast, he's creative, he's enthusiastic. When we analysed
him he looks the kind of humble personality on the pitch, ready to work
for the team and to work and to adapt himself to a new life.
'We
believe if he comes that he will have a similar process to the Willian
one. Willian needed two or three months to grow up and to feel
comfortable playing for us (following his August signing from Russian
club Anzhi Makhachkala).
MOHAMED SALAH'S CAREER SO FAR
Clubs: El Mokawloon, Basle
Club appearances: 88
Club goals: 24
International caps: 27
International goals: 17
Honours: Swiss Super League 2013, Swiss Cup runners-up 2013
Building: Jose Mourinho stated that his side needs a mixture of older heads with younger faces
Mourinho believes Salah
is joining the right club to grow as a person and as a player after he
was caught up in controversy during his time at Basle.
During
a two-legged Champions League qualifier between the Swiss side and
Maccabi Tel Aviv last August, Salah refused to shake hands - instead
changing his boots in one instance and bumping fists with his opponents
in the other - while there were also comments attributed to him
expressing an anti-Israeli sentiment.
Salah insisted the comments were fictitious and his actions were a result of external pressures.
Yet
Mourinho has promised to nurture the 21-year-old at Chelsea, who are
owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, who is Jewish.
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