Overview
- In his new Italian autobiography, Henrikh Mkhitaryan recounts Mourinho insulting him at Manchester United and sending nightly WhatsApp messages urging him to leave.
- He writes that Mourinho pressed for his departure to facilitate signing Alexis Sanchez, with agent Mino Raiola brokering the eventual January 2018 swap with Arsenal.
- Mkhitaryan confirms he left Old Trafford after 18 months in the Sanchez exchange and later rebuilt ties with Mourinho during a season together at Roma.
- He describes Simone Inzaghi’s 2024 move from Inter to Al‑Hilal as a split that was “not painless,” saying the coach did not discuss the decision with players before the announcement.
- He says he rejected a Saudi offer in 2024 because he intended to remain at Inter.