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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