Naby Keita met the first of his new Liverpool team-mates after being introduced to Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain as he was given a tour around Anfield.
The midfielder completed his £52m move from Leipzig this week and is raring to get going ahead of pre-season training next week.
Oxlade-Chamberlain won't be accompanying him as he continues his long-term recovery from a serious knee injury suffered in April.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain greeted new team-mate Naby Keita as he visited Anfield
The Liverpool new boy was being shown around his new surroundings after completing move
But he wasn't shy of going up and greeting the new boy as he continued his rehabilitation over the close-season period.
The England international engaged in some small talk as he went to embrace the 23-year-old.: 'Hey you alright? You OK? Nice to meet you. Welcome!'
Keita replied in kind, asking Oxlade-Chamberlain how his recovery was going, to which he replied: 'Yeah not bad. Not as good as you, but I'm OK. Soon!'
The 24-year-old was walking unaided, without crutches, but hobbling around as he battles his way back to fitness.
Oxlade-Chamberlain gave his new team-mate an update on his recovery from a knee injury
The England man won't be joining Keita in pre-season training as he continues rehabilitation
Injury forced him out of Gareth Southgate's World Cup plans and he has had to watch from afar as England sealed their place in the last-16 in Russia.
Keita's Anfield move is set to be completed on July 1, but he was officially unveiled on Wednesday.
The 23-year-old has sizable shoes to fill after being handed the No 8 shirt and will be the first to wear it since Steven Gerrard's departure in 2015.
Keita finally completed his Liverpool move this week after signing for £52m last year
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