New Liverpool signing Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain trains at Melwood for the first time following deadline-day move
- Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain completed his move to Liverpool on deadline day
- The former Arsenal man has now trained with his new club colleagues
- The midfielder arrived at the club on Wednesday to a greeting from Jurgen Klopp
New signing Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain trained at Melwood for the first time with his Liverpool team-mates on Wednesday morning.
Having completed his deadline-day move from Arsenal during the international window, Oxlade-Chamberlain has not had a chance to get to know his club colleagues until now.
With his international commitments now over, the 24-year-old checked in at the training facility just before 10.30am before training with the rest of the squad.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain trained with the Liverpool squad for the first time on Wednesday
Jurgen Klopp oversees the session as the new man limbers up with the other Reds players
The England international takes a quick break from training to tie his shoelace
Accompanied by a few familiar faces from England duty, Oxlade-Chamberlain warms up
Oxlade-Chamberlain is put through his paces by the staff at Liverpool's Melwood base
Oxlade-Chamberlain arrived at Melwood to meet his new team-mates on Wednesday morning
He is set to undergo a session with the Liverpool medical team on Wednesday afternoon
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Oxlade-Chamberlain was greeted by manager Jurgen Klopp before popping into the canteen for a bite to eat. He is set to undergo a session with the club's medical staff on Wednesday afternoon.
Klopp is clearly delighted to be welcoming a player he has admired for some time. He said at the time of signing Oxlade-Chamberlain: 'I am really, really happy we have got Alex signed. Since the last game I have been waiting and hoping we could make this transfer - and when I got the news he was ours it was fantastic.
'I remember the first time I saw him play live - it was at Dortmund in 2014 and he came on as a sub that day and made a big impact.
Oxlade-Chamberlain has not had a chance to get to know his new club colleagues until now
The 24-year-old checked in at Melwood just before 10.30am and was greeted by Klopp
Oxlade-Chamberlain popped into the canteen for a bite to eat alongside Jordan Henderson
Other players and staff were keen to meet the £35million new signing from Arsenal
Lazar Markovic greets Oxlade-Chamberlain on the ex-Arsenal man's first day at Liverpool
Henderson and Oxlade-Chamberlain are all smiles as the new tours the training facility
'He stood out immediately because of his pace and skills and his attitude in such a big game for a young player; I remember him chasing back to make a brilliant challenge on [Henrikh] Mkhitaryan in the box to save a certain goal.
'We won that game but lost the return match at Arsenal when he started and played well, I think he hit the post. Since then I have followed him and when I heard it may be possible to sign him I didn't need to think twice.
'I hear a lot of talk about positions but let's talk about the player; he is someone with really good abilities who always gives everything for his team. A player that is positive and willing to take risks to try and make positive things happen.'
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