Top 5 most expensive flops in Manchester United history

Sanchez was unveiled to much fanfare
Sanchez was unveiled to much fanfare

#4 Henrikh Mkhitaryan - 2016 (£30m)

Huddersfield Town v Manchester United - Premier League
Huddersfield Town v Manchester United - Premier League

While it might be hard to imagine at the moment, prior to arriving Manchester United, Henrikh Mkhitaryan had been one of the most in-demand players in all of Europe.

The Armenian international had distinguished himself as the creative hub of an exciting Borussia Dortmund side, and back then had his pick of suitors, but eventually settled for Manchester United in the summer, arriving England for the sum of £30m.

While he shone on occasions, Mkhi was widely inconsistent, and soon found starts hard to come by, as Jose Mourinho froze him out of the first-team picture.

There were some high points in his United career, such as the 'scorpion kick' goal against Sunderland in the Premier League, but overall, Henrikh Mkhitaryan did not do too much during his time at the Theater of Dreams.

He was sold to Arsenal in January 2018 as part of a swap deal that saw Alexis Sanchez go the other way, and his time in London has produced mixed results.

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Edited by Kaushik Das