Henrikh Mkhitaryan prefers Dortmund reunion to Arsenal switch | OneFootball

Manchester United attacker Henrikh Mkhitaryan would prefer a move to Borussia Dortmund over a switch to Arsenal, according to reports.

The Armenia international has become an increasingly peripheral figure at Old Trafford this season, with manager José Mourinho opting to leave the 28-year-old out of Monday’s match day squad versus Stoke.

Mkhitaryan left Dortmund to sign for the Old Trafford outfit in 2016 for a fee of €35m. And despite an initially promising start for the Red Devils, this term he’s scored just one Premier League goal in 930 minutes.

As such, United are keen to bring in Alexis Sánchez from the north London club, with initial reports suggesting that Mkhitaryan would be used in a cash-plus-player deal.

However, The Independent have claimed today that the eight-time Armenian Player of the Year would rather go back to the Bundesliga, than sign for Arsène Wenger’s team.

It’s thought that should Mkhitaryan refuse to sign for Arsenal, that would not hamper United’s move for Sánchez. However, if that’s the case – the Chile international would cost north-west side his full valuation of €40m.

On Tuesday afternoon, Mkhitaryan’s agent Mino Raiola has directly contradicted this report though, telling reporters that Sánchez will only team up with Mourinho is his client joins Arsenal.

“Manchester United are not going to sign Sánchez unless Mkhi agrees to join Arsenal,” Raiola told The Times.

“Mkhi is going to do what is best for him. He has two and a half years left on his contract, so it’s his decision.”