MANCHESTER UNITED outcast Marco Rojo has signed for Argentine giants Boca Juniors.
The left-back has returned to his homeland for an undisclosed fee having not played for the Red Devils since November 2019.
Marcos Rojo has left Man Utd and signed permanently for Boca JuniorsCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Rojo, 30, spent the second half of last season on loan with his first club Estudiantes.
But he has now made a permanent switch to Buenos Aires based Boca who are reigning Argentine champions.
United signed Rojo from Sporting Lisbon in 2014.
He went on to make 122 appearances and scored twice.
United said: “We’d like to thank Marcos Rojo for his time at United and wish him the best of luck for the future.”
Rojo will link up with former United star Carlos Tevez at La Bombonera who is a legend at his hometown side.
Earlier this week reports suggested United were set to terminate Rojo’s contract.
The Argentina international signed his latest £80,000-a-week deal in March 2018, but started only five Premier League games since and was not fancied by boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
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Rojo’s personal trainer recently leaked details of the move to Boca
His United contract was set to expire at the end of this season anyway but the writing has been on the wall for some time.
Solskjaer recently said: “[It is] likely that Marcos goes back to Argentina, [there is] a little bit of paperwork left to be done, I think.”
Details of the potential move to Boca were recently leaked by his personal trainer Carlos Castro.
He posted on Facebook: “Marcos Rojo is happy, improving day by day and about to begin training with Boca.
“As his trainer I’m impressed at the physical capacity he has, his recovery and that extra temperament typical of a great high-performance athlete.”
While at United Rojo left his team-mates and then boss Jose Mourinho in hysterics when he accidentally bought three pairs of diamond earrings for £120K.
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