Chelsea winger Mohamed Salah has joined Roma on a season-long loan, with the Italian club given an option to buy the player at any point in the upcoming season.

The Egypt international joined the Blues from Swiss side Basel for £11m in January 2014, but has played only 19 times for the Premier League giants.

A statement on the official Roma website said: "Salah is regarded by many as the best Egyptian player in the world right now."

The 23-year-old spent the second half of last season on loan at fellow Serie A outfit Fiorentina, where he scored nine times in 26 games.