FORMER Manchester United star Marcos Rojo is a free agent after his Boca Juniors contract was terminated.
The defender now finds himself with a club just days after the Argentines were dumped out of the
, 35, didn’t play a single minute in the US as Boca failed to win a single group game.
After a 2-2 draw in their opener against Benfica, the Buenos Aires side lost 2-1 to Bayern before being held to an
Heads are sure to be rolling at Boca, winners of 35 league titles and six Copa Libertadores.
And one man who has paid an immediate price for their failure is Rojo.
The centre-back joined them from in 2021 and went on to play 133 times.
But Rojo immediately fell out of Miguel Russo’s plans when the gaffer took charge in May.
And despite still having six months remaining on his contract, ESPN claim Rojo has now been let go.
Indeed, it’s reckoned the defender will not even return to Argentina with his side, who are midway through their season and sit joint-top of the table.
Rojo could now be eyeing a return to Europe, having also played for Spartak Moscow and Sporting Lisbon.
United paid the Portuguese side £16m to sign Rojo in 2014.
And the defender became a hit as won the FA Cup, Carabao Cup and Europa League in his first three seasons.
However, a cruciate ligament injury in 2017 marked the beginning of the end of Rojo’s Old Trafford career.
Having played 95 times in the first three years, the following three saw Rojo feature in just 27 games.
But he turned things around at Boca as he led them to title glory in 2022, playing 44 times that year before suffering another decline in form and fitness.
