  Arsenal close to signing Henrikh Mkhitaryan for $36 mln June 9, 2016 - 14:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Arsenal are stepping up their pursuit of Borussia Dortmund ace Henrikh Mkhitaryan. That is despite growing uncertainty over landing Leicester striker Jamie Vardy, The Sun says. Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is looking to wrap up a quick deal for Borussia Dortmund’s £25million-rated (over $36 million) Armenia midfielder. Juventus, Liverpool and Tottenham are also keen on Mkhitaryan, 27. The German side are ready to sell the player, who only has one year left on his current contract. Mkhitaryan joined Dortmund from Shakhtar Donetsk in 2013 and has been a key player for both Jurgen Klopp and Thomas Tuchel.   Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent.   Partner news |  Latest news Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaArmenia not going to war over Karabakh, says Pashinyan Armenia is not preparing to fight a war for Nagorno Karabakh, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview. |
