Former Manchester United star Marcos Rojo joined a new team at the age of 35, Racing Club, less than a week after his contract with Boca Juniors ended after a bust
Ex-Manchester United defender Marcos Rojo has signed for a new team that does not allow him to have his last name on the back of his shirt. Rojo. 35, became a member of Racing Club in his home country of Argentina.
It is his second permanent transfer since leaving United in February 2021. Rojo spent seven years in Old Trafford, after he had been signed by Louis van Gaal for £ 16 million after he had helped Argentina reached the final of the 2014 World Cup.
Able to play in left-back or in the center of defense, the former sporty Lisbon man was a handy option among different managers, but was never a long-term starter and saw his united career destroyed by injuries. Rojo joined Boca Juniors on his departure from Old Trafford and spent four controversy loading for years with the Argentinian giants before his contract ended last week.
Now the 35-year-old has signed for Racing Club-but there is a catch. The bitter rivals of the club, Independent, have the nickname 'El Rojo' who translates into 'The Reds'.
To prevent them from promoting their rivals, Racing Club Chiefs Rojo asked to drop his last name of the back of his No.6 shirt. It just reads 'Marcos R.' instead of.
Rojo will feel much more welcome at Racing Club compared to his last weeks at Boca. He did not appear under the new manager Miguel Angel Russo, who was appointed in June, and was eventually banned from the dressing room.
A statement in which his exit is confirmed: “Club Atletico Boca Juniors informs that the player Marcos Rojo signed the termination of his contract. That was the contract that connected him to the institution.
“During his time at Boca, Marcos played more than 100 games with our sweater and won four titles. We thank Marcos for his professionalism and dedication to the club and wish him every success in his future challenges.”
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Rojo quickly made his debut for Racing Club and played the last nine minutes because she lost 1-0 to Uruguayan Heavyweights Penarol in their Copa Libertadores round of 16 first leg away from home on Tuesday. “We had a bad game. But I have absolutely confidence that it will be different at home with our fans,” Boss Gustavo Costas said.
“The dream is intact; together we can turn it around. I tell the fans to have confidence, to those who came and filled the stands and those who could not get a ticket and stay in Argentina. We have to restore our game. If we play what we are doing with the ball, we can turn this around.