Jose Mourinho is ready to offload Henrikh Mkhitaryan this summer - to pave the way for the signing of Mesut Ozil as his replacement, Mirror reports.
Manchester United boss Mourinho is targeting Arsenal midfielder Ozil, who is out of contract at the end of the season, but knows he has to trim his squad before he can bring in a player on the sort of mega-contract the German will command as a free agent.
Mourinho has already been publicly critical of Mkhitaryan, accusing him of “disappearing” in games, and admitted this week that he no longer has space for the Armenia international even on his subs' bench.