Ukraine’s Shakhtar Acquires Henrikh Mkhitaryan

Armenian national team and Ukrainain Metalurh Donetsk midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan has signed a 5-year deal with Ukraine’s Shakhtar Donetsk, said Shakhtar CEO Sergiy Palkin.

Prior to Shakhtar’s official statement, some Ukrainian and Armenian media reports named the transfer amount as being $15 million USD.

However, Shakhtar only today officially announced the news and confirmed the transfer amount was $7.5 million USD.