by Our Sports Desk

Liverpool yesterday completed the signing of England and Southampton midfielder Adam Lallana.

The 26-year-old underwent a medical at the Reds’ Melwood training ground on Friday after Southampton accepted a bid, believed to be £25 million, for the player.

Liverpool spent the weekend finalising the details of Lallana’s contract, understood to be five years in length, and have now confirmed the deal has been concluded after all the necessary paperwork was completed.

Lallana is Brendan Rodgers’s third signing of the summer following Anfield Saints teammate Rickie Lambert and Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Emre Can.

 Can’s move from Germany was ratified yesterday with the official opening of the transfer window for registrations.

“I’m so excited for the next chapter of my career, coming to a special club like Liverpool,” Lallana told liverpoolfc.com.

“I’m quite humbled and I just can’t wait to get started.

“Hopefully I can settle in quickly and I will give it my best throughout the whole time I’m here.

“I hope I can add something to the team and hopefully we can win trophies while I’m here because that’s why I’m here — for success.”

At the end of last season, when Liverpool finished second to Manchester City in the Premier League, Lallana was identified as a primary target for Rodgers.

“We are delighted to have secured the services of one of the Premier League’s top talents in signing Adam Lallana,” Rodgers told the club’s official website.