SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - MAY 16: Nathaniel Clyne of Southampton on the ball during the Barclays Premier League match between Southampton and Aston Villa at St Mary's Stadium on May 16, 2015 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)Richard Heathcote/Getty Images

The Anfield club confirmed the signing of the 24-year-old from Southampton via their official Twitter.

ESPN FC reported on June 27 Liverpool and Southampton had agreed to a £15 million deal that would send the right-back to Anfield. While the transfer won't see the Saints receive all the money up front, they will reach the target price if Clyne meets certain performance milestones. 

Clyne should be a vast improvement on the now-departed Glen Johnson as Liverpool's right-back, and he joins a list of summer arrivals at Anfield that also includes Roberto Firmino, James Milner and Danny Ings.

The England right-back should be a fine asset for the long term at Anfield, per Yahoo Sports' Chris McHardy:

Chris McHardy @ChrisMcHardy19

#LFC show no signs of slowing down. Deal agreed for Nathaniel Clyne. £12.5m. Another good bit of business by Rodgers.

However, expectations must be tempered after Clyne's arrival at Liverpool. He is still learning his trade at the top level, and previous movers from Southampton to Liverpool have underwhelmed recently—see Dejan Lovren, Rickie Lambert and Adam Lallana.

Brendan Rodgers seems to be going the right way about returning his squad to title-challenging quality, but his new signings will take time to bed in and may not come good immediately.

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