Jose Mourinho was also pictured outside the Lowry Hotel with the Man United players that were not involved at Euro 2016 back for pre-season. He has reportedly cost United around $33 million.
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Mkhitaryan, whose father Hamlet was also a footballer, scored 41 goals in 140 appearances for Dortmund after joining them from Shakhtar Donetsk in 2013.
Mourinho suggested in a news conference at Old Trafford on Tuesday that he wanted to sign four players by the start of the season.
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United confirmed the transfer from their Twitter handle. “I don’t know. It is a question mark but my job is to delete that question mark as soon as possible and give him the stature, brain and personality to play for Manchester United”, Mourinho added.
“I’m very excited. It’s a big opportunity for me to play for Manchester”. He scored 23 goals for the side in all competitions in 2015-16 and with the 32 assists he was the leading provider of goals in the Bundesliga.
The 27-year-old attacking midfielder, whose contract has the option for a further year, admitted that moving to Old Trafford was a “dream come true”.
While both of those players will undoubtedly add fresh impetus to a first-team squad that rather stagnated during the tedious two-year reign of Van Gaal, he appears particularly chuffed with the addition of Mkhitaryan. I thank the trust the club and José Mourinho have put in me.
Mkhitaryan now becomes the first Armenian player to grace the Premier League, and said it’s a fact he’s very proud of.
Manchester United fans will be delighted to have gotten one of the biggest stars of the Bundesliga, and will be looking forward to seeing more great performances from him in the Premier League.
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He wrote: “I wanted to take this opportunity to thank everyone at Borussia Dortmund – from the administration to the coaching staff, my team-mates and of course all the wonderful fans – for the love and support you have given me in the past seasons”.
