Borussia Dortmund's 10 best signings of the decade (2010-2019)

#6 Henrikh Mkhitaryan (2013)

Henrikh Mkhitaryan had a phenomenal season for Dortmund in 2015-16

Armenian attacking midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan might’ve seen his reputation take somewhat of a kicking due to a poor spell in England with Manchester United and Arsenal, but prior to his move to Borussia Dortmund in 2013, he’d become one of Europe’s deadliest players – scoring 44 goals in 106 appearances across 3 seasons for Shakhtar Donetsk.

That was enough to prompt Die Schwarzgelben to part with €27.5m to bring him to the Westfalenstadion in the summer of 2013, and the Armenian hit the ground running in the Bundesliga, scoring 9 league goals and registering 10 assists in his 31 games. It was under boss Thomas Tuchel in the 2015-16 season that he really peaked, though.

That campaign saw Mkhitaryan score a total of 23 goals – his best return since leaving Ukraine – and also register the most assists in the Bundesliga with a total of 15. Alongside Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Marco Reus, the Armenian formed one of Europe’s most deadly attacks.

Unfortunately, it would also be his last season in Germany; the summer of 2016 saw Manchester United pay £30m for him – and sadly, he’s never quite reached the peaks he got to in Dortmund since.

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