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  March 10, 2019 12:53 PM EET

  导出博客文章MANCHESTER, England -- Manchester United signed prolific attacking midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan from Borussia Dortmund for a reported fee of $33. Discount Nike Shoes Online .5 million on Wednesday as newly hired manager Jose Mourinho continued his squad rebuilding ahead of the Premier League season.Having already brought in striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic and defender Eric Bailly this offseason, Mourinho secured the sought-after signature of Mkhitaryan, an Armenia international who scored 23 goals for Dortmund last season and was the German leagues player of the year.He is a real team player with great skill, vision and also has a good eye for goal, Mourinho said of the 27-year-old Mkhitaryan.I believe he will make an impact on the team very quickly as his style of play is suited to the Premier League.Mkhitaryan has agreed to a four-year deal with United, with the option of another year. His father, Hamlet, was also a footballer.I believe playing for such a great club honors my fathers memory, Mkhitaryan said, and the inspiration and drive he gave to me when I was young.Mkhitaryan also set up 32 goals in all competitions last season, and looks to be the ideal player to add some finishing to Uniteds midfield that labored last season under Louis van Gaal. He made 140 appearances and scored 41 goals for Dortmund after joining from Ukrainian team Shakhtar Donetsk in 2013.He will likely be one of the three attacking midfielders behind Ibrahimovic in Uniteds lineup this season, probably on the right side, along with Wayne Rooney and Anthony Martial.Mourinho suggested in a news conference at Old Trafford on Tuesday that he wanted to sign four players by the start of the season. Discount Nike Shoes China . That left plenty of energy for pitching books and swatting away free agency questions. Anthony had 24 points and nine rebounds, and the Knicks avenged an embarrassing home loss with a rout of their own, beating the Boston Celtics 114-88 on Wednesday night for their third straight victory. Discount Nike Shoes Website . But by the time the game started, the Toronto Raptors forward felt even worse. And, for three quarters, it showed as Gay shot a woeful three-for-13 from the field. http://www.discountnikeshoes.com/ .Y. -- Paul Byron and Matt Stajan scored as the Calgary Flames started a five-game road trip with a 2-1 overtime win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday afternoon.Its a good position to be in, but its still not ideal. After the first round of player cuts, the Toronto Argonauts find themselves with a glut of import receivers. While its better to have too many talented players than too few, it doesnt mean things are going to be easy for head coach Scott Milanovich and his staff to trim down the number by June 22. Thats when CFL rosters have to be reduced to 46 players, seven more on the practice roster, plus those who are placed on the injured list. Ideally, how many import receivers would Milanovich like to dress for a game? "Last year (we dressed) four Americans and three Canadians so we carried seven on most games, but how the ratio works out, whether its four Americans, or three Americans and four Canadians is going to be sorted out". So what is he looking for? "Were looking for some different skill sets and guys that can fill different roles. One thing about our offence is its hard enough that you have to probably keep a few extra receivers around on the P.R. or on the 46 just because you cant bring a guy in off the street and expect him to learn it in one week. Were looking for the whole package, someone who can separate in man (man-to-man coverage), someone who can elevate and still be physical blocking". Either way the math isnt good for those in camp. There are still nine players gunning for those three or four spots on the dress roster. Chad Owens, Jason Barnes and Dontrelle Inman are all returning from the Grey Cup championship team. Romby Bryant and Trent Guy are CFL veterans new to the double blue, while newcomers Reggie Williams, Darvin Adams, John Chiles and Juaquin Iglesias have also shown they have a considerable amount of talent. Adams, who combined with Cam Newton to form a dangerous combination at Auburn, had an impressive game in Winnipeg, catching passes for 31 and 29 yards. Still, he knows hes in tough. "All of the guys up here are pretty good. Ill just leave that decision up to the coaches. I just try to play hard every day, study my play book and Im sure all the other guys are too". The best of the import receivers is Chad Owens, the leagues reigning Most Outstanding Player. He knows whoever joins him at receiver, the Argos will field a talented troupe. "I think theyve been great, I wish we could keep them all because I think they all bring something different to the table. Its made it very competitive and I think thats what you need, especially at the receiver position. Nobody can relax, it just pushes everybody to play their best football every day". No matter who survives the axe, the beneficiary of this overabundance of talentt is quarterback Ricky Ray, back for his second season in Toronto. Cheap Wholesale Nike Shoes Online. He says this camp has been great with the returning receivers because theres a comfort level that wasnt there a year ago. "For them its just getting their consistency down, being in the right spots every time and just learning how to run routes". Ray is also in on the discussion as to who stays and who goes. He says the coaching staff will talk to the QBs about what they think. "They come to us periodically throughout camp and ask us how we feel about a certain guy. Weve got some good young guys, its going to be a tough decision for the coaches, but thats what you want. You want to have a good group where theyre making it tough on the coaches to narrow it down". If thats the goal, then the receivers have done their job. Now its up to the staff to do something even tougher, pick three or four starters out of the talented group of nine. Notes: Milanovich talked about the players who missed Tuesdays practice due to injury. Linebacker Marcus Ball "should be fine. He probably wont play (Thursday)". Receiver John Chiles "is going to be a little bit, not months but a couple weeks probably". DL Nekos Brown "is getting better. Probably wont play in this game, but should be ready in a couple of days" ... With backup P/K Anthony Alix having been released, the Argos need an emergency kicker should something happen to Swayze Waters in a game. Milanovich says starting receiver Spencer Watt is first in line for the place kicking duties, while the punting chores would be up in the air. "Some of the quarterbacks claim they can punt. Were still working on that, but supposedly Spencer hit a couple of field goals (Monday) so I think thats the route wed go" ... When asked by TSN.ca about his kicking history, Watt said he never even kicked in high school, but did play soccer. He said his longest field goal when just goofing around with buddies was in the vicinity of 50 yards ... Bryan Payton took Marcus Balls reps with the first team ... LB Brandon Isaac had a good comeback for defensive coordinator Chris Jones in a drill. After catching a pass, Jones yelled that the pick was easy. Without missing a beat Isaac replied "I made it look easy" ... That line was upstaged later by Ray. When talking about Darvin Adams career at Auburn, TSN.ca joked to the QB if he and Cam Newton were basically mirror images of one another and Ray quickly agreed. "Ya, pretty much. Same arm strength, move out of the pocket the same way, so probably not much different". He laughed before adding "I wish". ' ' '