Borussia Dortmund on Saturday announced that forward Henrikh Mkhitaryan will move to Manchester United next football season in what could be a big signing for the English club.
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Henrikh Mkhitaryan has yet to complete his move to Manchester United, despite Borussia Dortmund indicating the deal was finalised.
Ivory Coast defender Bailly joined the club last month from Villarreal in a £30million deal while Ibrahimovic’s signing was announced last week. “And we would only have postponed the personal issue by one year”.
Mkhitaryan fortunately can play in several roles, and fitting him into the team will not be a problem for new United boss Jose Mourinho.
Ilkay Gundogan and Henrikh Mkhitaryan have both left for Manchester, joining City and United respectively.
Dortmund paid 27.5 million euros (now about $31 million) to Shakhtar Donetsk for Mkhitaryan in 2013.
Mkhitaryan said signing for United “honors my father’s memory, and the inspiration and drive he gave to me when I was young”.
The Germany worldwide went onto express his joy at joining Manchester City this summer.
He added: “But when you see how he played past year, it was really incredible”.
A Dortmund statement read: “After intensive discussions BVB have complied with the wishes of the Armenian national team player to join Manchester United”. “Had we rejected it, the player could have moved for free in 2017”, said CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke.
The Armenian enjoyed 15 assists last season and was named Bundesliga’s players’ player of the season.
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United have turned to the 53-year-old after parting company with Louis van Gaal at the end of last season.
