"?Manchester United are rumoured to be one of several clubs keeping an eye on Borussia Dortmund forward Henrikh Mkhitaryan following reports that the Armenian star is considering his future with his current club and may not sign a new contract.
A report from GianlucaDiMarzio.com earlier this week named United as a club that has 'made a move to collect information on the situation'. In other words, it seems they may enquired about Mkhitaryan's potential availability.
Arsenal and Tottenham have both also been linked with a move, while Juventus are even said to have made a firm contract offer of €4m per year in the past - it helps that the player's agent, Mino Raiola, has close ties with the Turin club.
Mkhitaryan scored 11 times for Dortmund in the Bundesliga last season, his best season tally in front of goal since he joined the club from Shakhtar Donetsk in 2013. It's little wonder his name has never been too far away from the gossip headlines.
There have been frenzied media reports ever since Jose Mourinho was formally appointed as successor to Louis van Gaal last week. Mkhitaryan isn't the only expensive attacking player the club has been linked with, but a recent twist has thrown doubt on just how active United will be when it comes to recruiting at the top end of the pitch.
According to the same Sky Sports report that revealed a deal for Zlatan Ibrahimovic is more or less imminent, the Swede is thought to be the only striker that Mourinho wants to bring in this summer.
That is because the new boss is apparently keen to continue United's legacy of promoting youth, despite his own reputation, and not to push 18-year-old Marcus Rashford to the peripheries of the squad having been impressed by what he has seen from afar.