Liverpool's new signing Mohamed Salah will not feature in their first pre-season friendly at Tranmere because of immigration protocol, reports Sporting Life.

The Egypt international, a £34.3million signing from Roma, began training at Melwood on Saturday a few days later than the rest of the squad.

However, standard immigration procedure requires him to leave the country and then return.

"Mo Salah is here in training but cannot play because of the rules, so that's what we have to accept," boss Jurgen Klopp told liverpoolfc.com.

"We will try to get the working permission or the visa, I'm not sure what it is we need to get but we have to go to Paris and leave him there for a day or two and then he'll come back.

"We are hopeful he can play soon."