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July 5 2013
Borussia Dortmund beat out Liverpool for Armenian striker
Kyle Bonn
Jul 5, 2013, 4:11 PM EDT
Brendan Rogers has given up with Armenian striker Henrikh Mkhitaryan
on the verge of signing for Borussia Dortmund, according to multiple
reports in Germany, including Bild and Kicker.
It will now be Jurgen Klopp's responsibility to learn how to pronounce
the 24-year-old's name with a 25 million ($32 million) move from
Shakhtar Donetsk on the horizon.
Mkhitaryan, a Mino Raiola client, burst onto the scene last year,
scoring 25 goals in 29 Ukranian Premier Liga matches, and assisting in
10 others. With Mario Gotze headed off to Bayern Munich, Dortmund
With the Gotze transfer alone bringing in 37 million ($47.5 million),
Dortmund executive director Hans-Joachim Watzke has said his club has
up to 50 million ($64.2 million) to spend this summer, declaring
`money can solve things pretty quickly.'
This news comes just days after Dortmund secured St. Etienne striker
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for a reported 13 million ($16.7 million).
Aubameyang has netted 35 times in 73 Ligue 1 matches over the last two
seasons.
Watzke said, `We will sign two or three attacking players and one of
them will be a player for the future.'
It's not surprise Mkhitaryan picked Dortmund over Liverpool
considering each club's current standing in European soccer, with
Dortmund having finished runners-up in the Champions League last year
and the Reds struggling for a place in the Europa League.
Liverpool were reportedly willing to pay the transfer fee for
Mkhitaryan, but they never got a chance to pitch their side to the
Armenian striker before he decided Dortmund was the place for him.
http://prosoccertalk.nbcsports.com/2013/07/05/borussia-dortmund-beat-out-liverpool-for-armenian-striker/
From: A. Papazian
July 5 2013
Borussia Dortmund beat out Liverpool for Armenian striker
Kyle Bonn
Jul 5, 2013, 4:11 PM EDT
Brendan Rogers has given up with Armenian striker Henrikh Mkhitaryan
on the verge of signing for Borussia Dortmund, according to multiple
reports in Germany, including Bild and Kicker.
It will now be Jurgen Klopp's responsibility to learn how to pronounce
the 24-year-old's name with a 25 million ($32 million) move from
Shakhtar Donetsk on the horizon.
Mkhitaryan, a Mino Raiola client, burst onto the scene last year,
scoring 25 goals in 29 Ukranian Premier Liga matches, and assisting in
10 others. With Mario Gotze headed off to Bayern Munich, Dortmund
With the Gotze transfer alone bringing in 37 million ($47.5 million),
Dortmund executive director Hans-Joachim Watzke has said his club has
up to 50 million ($64.2 million) to spend this summer, declaring
`money can solve things pretty quickly.'
This news comes just days after Dortmund secured St. Etienne striker
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for a reported 13 million ($16.7 million).
Aubameyang has netted 35 times in 73 Ligue 1 matches over the last two
seasons.
Watzke said, `We will sign two or three attacking players and one of
them will be a player for the future.'
It's not surprise Mkhitaryan picked Dortmund over Liverpool
considering each club's current standing in European soccer, with
Dortmund having finished runners-up in the Champions League last year
and the Reds struggling for a place in the Europa League.
Liverpool were reportedly willing to pay the transfer fee for
Mkhitaryan, but they never got a chance to pitch their side to the
Armenian striker before he decided Dortmund was the place for him.
http://prosoccertalk.nbcsports.com/2013/07/05/borussia-dortmund-beat-out-liverpool-for-armenian-striker/
From: A. Papazian