Overview
- Henrikh Mkhitaryan writes that Jose Mourinho called him a vulgar insult during a confrontation at Manchester United and ordered him to leave training.
- He says Mourinho then ignored him in sessions but messaged every evening with appeals to depart, evolving to, “Miki, please leave, that way I can get Alexis Sanchez.”
- Mkhitaryan recounts that agent Mino Raiola handled talks as a swap with Arsenal took shape, leading to his exit and Sanchez’s arrival at Old Trafford in January 2018.
- Both players struggled after the deal, with Sanchez scoring five goals in 45 Manchester United appearances and Mkhitaryan having a modest spell for Arsenal.
- Mkhitaryan notes a later reconciliation with Mourinho at Roma and describes Simone Inzaghi’s 2024 Inter departure for Al‑Hilal as “not painless,” adding he declined a Saudi offer that year.