Manchester United must stump up £30.6m to beat Arsenal and Chelsea to Borussia Dortmund ace

Manchester United will have to stump up £30.6m if they want to land Armenia international ace Henrikh Mkhitaryan this summer, according to Kicker (German).

The 13-time Premier League champions, who could only finish fifth in the English top-flight standings last term, have been continually linked with a summer swoop for the Borussia Dortmund midfielder ahead of the forthcoming 2016/17 campaign.

The 27-year-old, who has 59 international caps for his country, scored a remarkable 23 goals and provided 32 assists in 52 appearances for the Bundesliga giants last season.

Mkhitaryan has already snubbed a new contract with Dortmund, with his current deal set to expire next summer.

But after the Red Devils launched an improved £28m bid for the Armenian, Dortmund have now reportedly quoted the English outfit that they want £30.6m to part with their central midfielder ahead of the forthcoming 2016/17 campaign.

With Premier League rivals Arsenal and Chelsea also registering an interest, new United boss Jose Mourinho is desperate to land the Armenian at Old Trafford as he continues his summer recruitment having already signed centre-half Eric Bailly from La Liga outfit Villarreal.