Manchester United will sign Borussia Dortmund's Henrikh Mkhitaryan in a €40 million deal, according to reports.
Bild (h/t Edo Dalmonte of CalcioMercato.com) has stated Dortmund are willing to cash in on the midfielder provided their aforementioned valuation is met.
Mkhitaryan has just one year left on his contract with the club, and United have already made a £28 million offer, according to Adrian Kajumba of the Daily Mirror.
It’s a transfer that seems to be edging closer to completion. Here is a look at what United fans can begin to get excited about:
Mkhitaryan took a couple of years at Dortmund to find his absolute best form, but with Thomas Tuchel handing him more freedom in the 2015-16 season, the Armenia international flourished. These numbers from Squawka Football show just how effective he was in the final third in the Bundesliga:
One of the main problems United encountered last season was a lack of ingenuity in the final third. While a lot of that was down to the system deployed by former manager Louis van Gaal, the squad wasn’t rife with footballers who could unpick opponents content with just defending. It’s an issue Mourinho must find an antidote for.
Mkhitaryan could well be it. The midfielder drifts into space with intelligence and can probe at defensive setups in a variety of ways. The 27-year-old can dribble with the ball, coast past opponents and when given time, thread incisive passes into dangerous areas.
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Tuchel has helped Mkhitaryan make massive improvements.
There would be some concerns about spending so much on a player who would be available for nothing in 12 months' time. Nooruddean Choudry of Joe.co.uk is also worried the Dortmund man could go the way of Angel Di Maria, who was moved on by United after just a solitary campaign at the club:
Yet Mkhitaryan seems to have the steeliness needed to thrive in English football. Of course, he’ll have to show some more discipline under the Portuguese, but he's a footballer who has blossomed at the Westfalenstadion lately, and the Red Devils would be all the better for getting him on board.
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