Henrikh Mkhitaryan played for BVB from 2013 to 2016. In an interview with Sport1 the Armenian has now revealed that he “wants to come back to Dortmund at some point”.
The Roma midfielder added: “I don’t know if as a player, but definitely as a spectator!”
Mkhitaryan really enjoyed the time in the Ruhr area. “It is a dream for every player to play in Dortmund. The Yellow Wall is crazy. I enjoyed it week after week. To this day, my team-mates in Armenia and Roma have been asking me what it’s like to play in front of 81,000. I am very proud that I am part of BVB history, “he said.
The decisive point for his move to Dortmund was Mkhitaryan’s guest appearance in 2012 with his club Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League. “I was totally hooked after this game and immediately went to Mino Raiola (Mkhitaryan’s agent; Note d. Red.) said: I want to play here one day! After a few months I got the offer, it was totally crazy. The Yellow Wall was really the decisive factor in my move. “
After three years in Dortmund, the offensive man finally moved to Manchester United for 42 million euros. Mkhitaryan was then accused of signing with the Red Devils just for the money.
Mkhitaryan on criticism after change: “a lot of nonsense”
“A lot of nonsense was said during this time. The decision was made by me and the club together. But of course there are one or two things that didn’t go so well that I want to keep to myself, “said Mkhitaryan, adding:” When I heard that Manchester United were interested in me, I wanted to go there. It was my big dream to play in England one day. People have said that I only did this for the money. That’s nonsense!”
The monetary aspect never played a role for him, “otherwise I would have gone to Russia or somewhere else. I was happy in Dortmund, but sometimes you have to make tough decisions that may only come once in a lifetime and listen to your heart. “
BVB managing director Hans-Joachim Watzke had also criticized Mkhitaryan after his decision to leave BVB.
Mkhitaryan and Watzke have made up
“Every intelligent player should think about which environment he will change to beforehand. If you play in a functioning environment like Dortmund, it is doubtful to give it away again when it finally works after a long start-up period,” said Watzke at the time after Mkhitaryan was rarely used in Manchester in the meantime.
In addition, Watzke accused the former Dortmund player of a lack of sense of responsibility because he had not started in situations such as the penalty shoot-out against Bayern Munich in the 2016 cup final, which BVB lost 3: 4. “If he wants to rate me on the basis of a game, that’s wrong. He probably forgot what I did all season,” countered Mkhitaryan at the time. In his last season he recorded 55 goals in 52 games for BVB.
The dispute with the BVB boss is now out of the world, said today’s Roma professional: “Everything is okay between me and Mr. Watzke! We even met once afterwards and even talked on the phone. I won’t say anything bad about him . “
