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During Shakhtar’s training session at the Donbass Arena, the president of the Pitmen responded to questions from the media.

Regarding Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s move to Borussia Dortmund Akhmetov said: “I respect his decision. It's his choice. 
Do you remember the situation with Ilsinho? Once there was a situation with Matuzalem ... With Mkhitaryan we signed the contract: if all of a sudden Henrikh sees fit to terminate it, he has that right, and he has to play the club a compensation - USD 30 million. He had such right. We respect the contract. In Mkhitaryan’s case, he didn’t have the clause that Willian or Fernandinho had. And if Henrikh wants to terminate the contract, please pay the club $ 30 million, and then sell yourself even for 130 million. That’s your right, your choice. We respect a contract that FC Shakhtar signs. If you want the club to sell, then we have the right to sell, not to sell or put another figure. Perhaps someone incorrectly explained it at the beginning - the lawyers of Henrikh or someone else.

In any case, he has done well yesterday when he still gained strength and courage and thanked the club, the players, Lucescu and the fans. It seems to me that Shakhtar did much for Henrikh, and that Henrikh did a lot for Shakhtar. Therefore, we will remember the good things he did for Shakhtar.”