Sadio Mane gives his Liverpool move the thumbs-up after undergoing medical ahead of £30m switch to Anfield

Sadio Mane was all smiles as he emerged from his medical at Liverpool ahead of a £30million switch from Southampton.

The Senegalese forward gave a thumbs-up to the camera after undergoing the routine tests at Liverpool Hospital on Monday and his representatives will now discuss personal terms with the Anfield hierarchy before the transfer is completed.

As reported by Sportsmail earlier this month, the 24-year-old is set to make Southampton a huge profit, having joined the south coast club from Red Bull Salzburg for £11.8m in 2014.

His arrival is the first major piece of business to have been done by Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp this summer and he becomes the club's third most expensive signing ever. 

Klopp believes Mane has the pace, energy and aggression to give Liverpool’s attack a different dimension.

It had been the German's desire to have Mane on board for the start of pre-season - Liverpool’s non European Championship players report for work on July 2 - and he could make his debut in the first pre-season game at Tranmere on July 8.

Mario Gotze, the Bayern Munich forward, had been the prime target on Klopp’s summer wish-list but when he indicated he was reluctant to move to the Premier League, Liverpool quickly turned their attentions to Mane.

Once the deal is completed, Southampton will have received £91.5million in transfer fees from Liverpool over the last three summers with Mane following Adam Lallana (£25m), Dejan Lovren (£20m), Nathaniel Clyne (£12.5m) and Rickie Lambert (£4m) from the south coast.

Mane made a lasting impression on Klopp when he scored twice and inspired a dramatic 3-2 win over Liverpool at St Mary’s on March 20.

The 24-year-old will become Liverpool’s fourth signing of the summer after Joel Matip arrived from Schalke, Marko Grujic, joined in a £5m deal from Red Star Belgrade and goalkeeper Loris Karius was signed from Mainz.

Further additions are expected before the end of the window, with Liverpool having submitted bids for the Udinese midfielder Piotr Zelinski and Leicester left back Ben Chilwell, while they continue to track Borussia Monchengladbach’s Mahmoud Dahoud.