Arsenal, Mkhitaryan Terminates Contract On Mutual Agreement, Joins AS Roma

Armenian midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan has joined Serie A side AS Roma on a permanent deal after terminating his contract with Arsenal. The 31-year old has been at Roma for a year on loan and has completed a free transfer to the Italian side after ending his contract with Gunners on mutual agreement.

Mkhitaryan joined Roma at the start of last season after a disappointing 18-month spell at Arsenal following a swap deal in January 2018 which saw Chilean forward Alexis Sanchez move to Manchester United.

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Roma had initially reached an agreement last month to extend Mkhitaryan's loan deal until the end of next season.

I‘m delighted to announce that I’ve permanently joined the #giallorossi ?❤️??? I‘d like to thank @arsenal , its personnel & the millions of #gunners all whom supported me over the past 1,5Y. A special thanks to A. Wenger for having brought me to the club and for his trust in me pic.twitter.com/KD8QJuhAbT

— Henrikh Mkhitaryan (@HenrikhMkh) August 31, 2020

Mkhitaryan scored nine goals and grabbed six assists last season as Roma finished fifth in Serie A to qualify for the Europa League.

The new Serie A season begins on September 19.