Mohamed Salah will complete his move to Chelsea in the coming days after the Blues confirmed that they have agreed a fee with Basel.
The 21-year-old Egypt international has yet to agree personal terms, but he is expected to agree a move to Stamford Bridge assuming that he passes a medical and is granted a work permit.
Salah had been long linked with Liverpool and was expected to be their big January capture, but Chelsea made a late move to secure the player in order to fill the hole about to be left by the outgoing Juan Mata and Kevin de Bruyne.
The morning papers revealed that the extra interest in Salah had seen his asking price jump from £12 million to £16 million, though Chelsea have not confirmed how much they will pay.
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Liverpool were tracking the talented forward for some time, a fact manager Brendan Rodgers confirmed this week in a press conference.
"We’ve looked at a number of players, but Salah is a talented player, but we’ll see what the window brings," said the former Swansea manager.
"We’re looking at several targets."
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