Mkhitaryan set to join Manchester United for £30m

Manchester United are on the verge of signing Henrikh Mkhitaryan for £30m after Borussia Dortmund admitted they had received “a much improved” offer from the Premier League club for the Armenian.


Media reports in Germany revealed on Saturday night that United were preparing a £30m bid for the 27-year-old and the Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke admitted on Tuesday that the club had received the offer and that they were seriously considering selling Mkhitaryan, who only has a year left on his contract.

“The situation is now different,” Watzke said. “Manchester have made a much improved offer. In situations like this there are always a lot of different things to consider and in the end at one point we have to make a decision.

“And as we are back in training on Monday we will decide at the weekend. I have contacted the relevant people and we will weigh things up at the weekend. And then the board will make the decision, definitely at the weekened.”