Borussia Dortmund forward Henrikh Mkhitaryan
has signed for Manchester United, the German
Dortmund chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke
said United's offer has been accepted to avoid
the Armenia captain, 27, from running his
contract down.
"Had we refused it, the player would be available
for free in 2017," Watzke told Dortmund's official
website.
United have already made two major signings
this summer in defender Eric Bailly and striker
Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Mkhitaryan joined Jurgen Klopp's Dortmund in
2013 from Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk for
£23.5m.
He was named Bundesliga Players' Player of the
Season in 2015-16 after scoring 18 goals in all
competitions, including one against Liverpool -
now managed by Klopp - in the Europa League
defeat at Anfield.
Mkhitaryan is the son of one of Armenia's most
famous footballers, Hamlet Mkhitaryan, and won
the first of his 59 caps for his country a week
before his 18th birthday.
BBC sports
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