Borussia Dortmund on Saturday, July 2 confirmed that the club and midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan will go their separate ways this summer.

Following an intensive round of discussions, BVB accepted the Armenian international's wish to join Manchester United next season, the Bundesliga club said in a Facebook post.

"Based on a completely new situation, this transfer was a difficult trade-off for us,” explained Borussia Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke.

“Manchester made us a very attractive offer. Had we refused it, the player would have left us on a free transfer in 2017 and we would only have delayed the matter of a replacement for a year."