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Confirmed: Henrikh Mkhitaryan joins Arsenal in swap deal
On Monday, Arsenal announced that Henrikh Mkhitaryan had joined Arsenal from Manchester United. After joining, he told the club’s official website, that he had always dreamt of playing for Arsenal.
Updated : Jan 22, 2018, 11:58 PM IST
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On Monday, Arsenal announced that Henrikh Mkhitaryan had joined Arsenal from Manchester United. After joining, he told the club’s official website, that he had always dreamt of playing for Arsenal.
He said: “I’m very happy that we could finish this deal and I’m very happy to be here. It’s a dream come true because I’ve always dreamed of playing for Arsenal. Now that I’m here, I’ll do my best for this club to create history.”
He went on to add: “I always loved the way that Arsenal played and the way that Arsène Wenger has managed the team. There have been a lot of young players, he’s managed them and they’ve done very well. Of course I was in love with the game of Thierry Henry. I loved the way he played - and maybe that was the reason to support Arsenal.”
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said they were replacing a ‘world-class player with a world-class player’. He said: “"We’re replacing a very good player with a very good player, a world-class player with a world-class player. Mkhitaryan can play on the wing or in midfield, so I believe he can play very well in many positions. That can help us as well because he can play together with Ozil as well as playmaker, so overall it’s a good move.”
Sky Sports News showed Armenian international Mkhitaryan, also 29, at a central London hotel on Saturday evening alongside agent Mino Raiola ahead of his expected move.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger and United manager Jose Mourinho both said they expected the two-way deal between the Premier League rivals to go through.
Wenger said Sanchez was absent from the Arsenal squad on Saturday because he was close to completing a deal that has been in the making since United out-bid Manchester City for the former Barcelona star.
"I expect soon or never," Mourinho said after his side's 1-0 win against Burnley. "I think it is so close, so close, so close that if it doesn't happen it's not going to happen." Sky said it understood it could be a straight swap deal but details were yet to be finalised.
