Liverpool have completed the signing of Sadio Mane from Southampton for an undisclosed fee.
The 24-year-old Senegal forward, deployed as a winger or centrally off the main striker at St Mary’s Stadium, has agreed a long-term contract on Merseyside and will officially become a Liverpool player on 1 July.
“Today is a big day and I am very happy to sign for one of the biggest clubs in Europe,” Mane told liverpoolfc.com. “It’s a club that has won a lot of trophies and has a big history.”
Mane enjoyed two impressive seasons at Southampton in the Premier League, helping them to finish seventh and then sixth, after joining from Red Bull Salzburg in September 2014.
He scored 21 goals and provided nine assists in 67 appearances, including the fastest Premier League hat-trick, which he got in two minutes and 56 seconds against Aston Villa in May 2015.
Mane scored four times against Liverpool in 2015/16, three of which came in the league. His strike in the 1-1 draw at Anfield last term makes him the third player in as many seasons to swap Saints for Liverpool after scoring at their stadium, after Dejan Lovren and Nathaniel Clyne.
He is the third summer addition by Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, after defender Joel Matip, from Schalke, and Mainz goalkeeper Loris Karius.
Liverpool start their Premier League campaign away to Arsenal, scheduled for 13 August. Their first pre-season match is at Tranmere Rovers, on 8 July.
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