Borussia Dortmund will "solve" Henrikh Mkhirtaryan's future at the club this week, according to CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke, as Manchester United pursue a deal.
The 27-year-old midfielder is reportedly top of Jose Mourinho's wishlist at Old Trafford, with a £26.3million fee thought to have been agreed between United and Dortmund.
Mino Raiola, Mkhitaryan's agent, has made no secret of the move's potential - labelling United his client's dream club and saying it would be "a sin" if he did not chase the deal.
Mkhitaryan scored 18 goals for Dortmund in 2015-16, and picked up the Bundesliga Players' Player of the Season award, but the Armenia international could be a Premier League player in a matter of days.
Watzke told Kicker that Dortmund wanted clarity on Mkhitaryan's future ahead of the start of the club's pre-season training on July 4.
He said: "We will assess his situation this week. We not only need to discuss it with [sporting director] Michael Zorc and [coach] Thomas Tuchel, but also with the bodies.
"It is a difficult decision. There are three perspectives with every transfer: An economical, a strategic and a sporting. If the economical side becomes overwhelming it might happen that you make a different decision in the end."
