Henrikh Mkhitaryan is on the verge of signing with Manchester United after they improved their offer to Borussia Dortmund to £30 million.

“The situation is now different,” Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke said. “Manchester have made a much improved offer. In situations like this there are always a lot of different things to consider and in the end at one point we have to make a decision.

“And as we are back in training on Monday we will decide at the weekend. I have contacted the relevant people and we will weigh things up at the weekend. And then the board will make the decision, definitely at the weekend.”

Mkhitaryan has been one of the best attacking midfielders in the Bundesliga since joining from Shakhtar Donetsk in 2013.