Henrikh is so proud to join Reds

MANCHESTER United have completed the signing of Henrikh Mkhitaryan from Borussia Dortmund.

The Premier League club have announced the 27-year-old Armenia international has signed a four-year contract after a fee, reported to be around £26million, was agreed with the German outfit last weekend.

Mkhitaryan becomes United's third signing of the summer after deals for Ivory Coast defender Eric Bailly and former Sweden captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

The contract includes an option to extend for a fifth season. Confirmation of the deal had been widely anticipated after new United manager Jose Mourinho, at a press conference on Tuesday, claimed another signing had been completed. Dortmund had indicated on Saturday that a deal was close after revealing they had accepted an "enormously valuable offer".

Mkhitaryan said: "I am very proud to join Manchester United. This move is a dream come true for me.

"I am excited to play for a club with such an illustrious history and hope to be part of it for a long time.

"Finally, I believe playing for such a great club honours my father's memory, and the inspiration and drive he gave to me when I was young."

Mkhitaryan, whose father Hamlet was also a footballer, made 140 appearances and scored 41 goals Dortmund after joining them from Shakhtar Donetsk in 2013.