MKHITARYAN: MAN UTD MOVE NOT ABOUT MONEY, THEY'RE JUST BIGGER THAN DORTMUND

The attacker says the Old Trafford club were the attraction, insisting he has taken a step up by leaving BVB



Henrikh Mkhitaryan has insisted that he was simply signing up for a bigger challenge when leaving Borussia Dortmund for Manchester United in the summer of 2016, and claims that any talk of a money-driven transfer is misguided.

Mkhitaryan established himself as one of the hottest properties in European football during a three-season spell in the Bundesliga, the midfielder scoring 41 goals and creating 49 in 140 appearances in all competitions.

Naturally Dortmund were desperate to hold on to the Armenia international when United came calling, but the 28-year-old could not turn down a switch to Old Trafford.

"United might not have been my dream club to begin with, but they have always been among the best clubs in the world for me," Mkhitaryan told Sport Bild. "Manchester United are a bigger club than Borussia Dortmund, everyone knows that and we should just accept that.

"It was a new challenge for me that I could not turn down."
Some suggested Mkhitaryan's decision to leave Dortmund was down to financial reasons, but he has dismissed such claims.

"I find it hard to understand criticism that I joined United for the money. That is simply wrong," he added.


"Had it all been about money for me, I would have left for Shakhtar Donetsk for Anzhi Makhachkala rather than Borussia Dortmund.
"But that was not what I wanted. I wanted to keep on developing.

"My decision to leave Dortmund was not a decision against the club. It was just time for a new challenge."
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