Armenia's
all time goalscorer Henrikh Mkhitaryan has now officially joined Manchester
United from Borussia Dortmund on a four-year deal.
The 27 year old made 140 appearances and scored 41 goals for Borussia Dortmund after joining them in 2013 and last season scored 23 goals and registered an impressive 32 assists across all competitions. Henrikh was voted Bundesliga Player of the Season for 2015/16 in a poll of his fellow professionals, and he was named in the Team of the Season following
votes by the players’ union in Germany. The midfielder is Armenia’s all-time top scorer, with 19 goals in 59 appearances since his international debut in January 2007. Henrikh captains his national team and has received the Armenian Footballer of the Year award on five occasions.
The 27 year old made 140 appearances and scored 41 goals for Borussia Dortmund after joining them in 2013 and last season scored 23 goals and registered an impressive 32 assists across all competitions. Henrikh was voted Bundesliga Player of the Season for 2015/16 in a poll of his fellow professionals, and he was named in the Team of the Season following
votes by the players’ union in Germany. The midfielder is Armenia’s all-time top scorer, with 19 goals in 59 appearances since his international debut in January 2007. Henrikh captains his national team and has received the Armenian Footballer of the Year award on five occasions.
José Mourinho speaking to Man Utd.com said:
"Henrikh is a very talented footballer who has been in such prolific form
for both his club and his country. He is a real team player with great skill,
vision and also has a good eye for goal. I am delighted he has chosen to sign
for United. I believe he will make an impact on the team very quickly as his
style of play is suited to the Premier League. We are all looking forward to
working with him."
“First of
all, in Zlatan, we have brought in the player who was voted the best player in
the French league and in Micki we have brought the player voted the best player
in the Bundesliga,” Jose said.
“He was
voted not by the fans, not by the journalists but voted by fellow players and
that is what means more, I believe, because when your fellow players choose you
it means a lot.
“Micki is
a fantastic player and what I like more is something undeniable, which is the
number of goals he scores by not being a striker. His number of goals per
season is really high for somebody who is not a striker and the number of
assists is also very clear. It shows his creativity, vision and concept of
collective play, and is something I believe is really important for a club like
us.
“We try
to be dominant and will, for sure, face teams with a very defensive profile so
his capacity of acceleration of the game, and he has a change of speed with and
without the ball, is very, very important for a club like ours.”
Henrikh Mkhitaryan speaking to
manUtd.com said: "I am very proud to join Manchester United, this move is
a dream come true for me. I am excited to play for a club with such an
illustrious history and hope to be part of it for a long time. I thank the
trust the club and Jose Mourinho have put in me. Finally, I believe playing for
such a great club honours my father’s memory, and the inspiration and drive he
gave to me when I was young."
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