The Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Alexis Sanchez transfer swap between Manchester United and Arsenal is now officially complete. The deal, which had been discussed for many days, moving at a very slow pace, has finally been closed, and with nine days to spare in the January transfer window! Both clubs have made their announcements now conveying the switch.
Additionally, both clubs have altered the banner photo for their official Twitter account to include their new player.
Welcome to Arsenal, @HenrikhMkh ?https://t.co/NqL8qq1uGK
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) January 22, 2018
The quote attributed to Arsène Wenger reads: “Henrikh is a very complete player. He creates chances, he defends well, he can absorb distances and he’s very committed as well. I must say he’s a player who has all the attributes.”
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) January 22, 2018
All in all, he still had a very up and down season, but he did score one of the two goals in United’s 2-0 win over Ajax in the Europa League Final. When he said goodbye to Old Trafford, he did so in a very emotional manner.
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