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(Reuters) – Armenian midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan joined Serie A’s AS Roma on a permanent deal after terminating his contract with Arsenal, the Premier League club said on Monday.
Mkhitaryan joined Roma at the start of last season after a disappointing 18-month stint at Arsenal following a January 2018 trade that saw Chilean forward Alexis Sánchez move to Manchester United.
Roma had initially reached an agreement last month to extend Mkhitaryan’s loan contract until the end of next season.
“Micki is leaving us following his one-season loan in Italy. We have agreed to terminate his contract with us by mutual agreement to allow him to join Roma in a permanent move,” Arsenal said in a statement https: //www.arsenal. com / news / mkhitaryan-joins-roma.
Mkhitaryan scored nine goals and had six assists last season when Roma finished fifth in Serie A to qualify for the Europa League.
The new season of Serie A begins on September 19.
(Reporting by Manasi Pathak in Chennai; Editing by Clare Fallon)
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