After the last game in the first half of the season with Boca Juniors, Marcos Rojo surprised everyone with an unexpected trip. The experienced defender of the cast directed by Diego Martínez set out on a course that you already know, because you headed to Europe, more precisely to England. The thing is the former player of the Argentine National Team For many years he wore the colors of Manchester United and his decision had to do precisely with the “Red Devils”.
Far from returning to represent the British giant again, the center returned to the aforementioned country to approach the club in which he served between 2014 and 2021. This event occurred a few hours after being a starter alongside Cristian Lema in the central defense of the “Azul y Oro” team at the crossing 16th of the Argentine Cup in view of Admiral Brown. Three weeks before the resumption of Argentine football, Rojo broke the news and the details were known.
The defender traveled to Old continent to meet again his former Manchester teammates And he did together with his representative Kristian Bereit. With a photo shared in their stories instagram, the Boca Juniors man showed that it is in London and as the hours pass, much more will surely be known about his stay in the city where he lived for several years. Of course, this does not mean that she will join the squad, but everything indicates that yes he will step on Old Trafford again.
It should be noted that the 34-year-old defender arrived at the “Red Devils” in 2014 after playing in Sporting Lisbon of Portugal. He returned on loan to Students of La Plata -where he emerged- but he only played one game after recovering from an injury that kept him off the field for several weeks. At the beginning of 2021 he put on his shirt “Xeneize” for the first time and takes his fourth season at the club.
Marcos Rojo with his representative on the streets of London
Marcos Rojo’s numbers with the Boca Juniors shirt
- Games played: 86
- Goals: 8
- Titles: Argentine Cup 2021; Professional League Cup 2022; Professional League 2022 and Argentine Super Cup 2023.
Bye Boca: Rojo went on a trip to return to a club in Europe
While Boca Juniors enjoy a week of vacation before returning to preseason, the alarm went off in the leadership. The thing is An English club is looking for one of Juan Román Riquelme’s favorite jewels and would offer 20 million euros for your pass. According to English media and Fabrizio Romano, the journalist who announced Kylian Mbappé’s move to Real Madrid, Chelsea announced that they are interested in Aaron Anselmino and, furthermore, that he would make an offer of 20 million of the European currency for him.
Beyond the exorbitant numbers, The Football Council would only let him go if the “Blues” pay the termination clausecurrently set at 25 million euros. Although the youth player has been suffering from continuous muscle injuries, Diego Martínez’s idea is to establish him as a starter starting in the second half of the year. On the other hand, European media also stated that not only Chelsea has interest in Anselmino, since Manchester United and Milan also set their eyes on him.
