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Blues clinch Salah signing

Jose Mourinho continued his overhaul of his chelsea squad on Thursday with the signing of egypt international Mohamed Salah (right) from Basel.

A statement on chelseafc.com read: "Chelsea Football club can confirm an agreement has been reached with FC Basel for the transfer of their 21-year-old attacking midfielder Mohamed salah. "The move is subject to the egyptian international agreeing personal terms and completing a medical examination." Provided the finer details of the move are confirmed swiftly, salah could make his debut in sunday's FA cup fourth round tie at home to stoke.

He wrote on Twitter: "Mohamed salah officially in chelseafc" salah becomes chelsea's third signing of the winter transfer window, following Bertrand Traore and Nemanja Matic. So impressed was Mourinho in salah's performance as chelsea twice lost to Basle in the champions league group stages that the Blues boss made his move. Salah scored in three of the swiss side's four recent meetings with Chelsea: a goal in each of this season's Group e champions league wins and also netting in the second leg of last term's europa league semi-final.