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#3 Henrikh Mkhitaryan – Borussia Dortmund to Manchester United (£26.3 million)

Borussia Dortmund had a very good year under Thomas Tuchel last season and one of the standout players for Dortmund was Henrikh Mkhitaryan. The Armenian international had a stellar campaign, scoring 11 goals and assisting 15 in the Bundesliga.

In today’s inflated transfer market, the signing of Mkhitaryan for a fee of just over 26 million marks a real bargain.The Armenian playmaker is capable of playing on the wings and as a support striker and can provide some much needed creativity and attacking play to Manchester United.

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Mourinho had earmarked Mkhitaryan as one of his key targets and the signing of the former Borussia Dortmund forward is definitely a huge step in the right direction for the Premier League giants.

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