Marcos Rojo after leaving Boca: “I haven’t spoken to Riquelme” | OneFootball

In the last few hours, Boca made official the departure of Marcos Rojo. The defender rescinded his contract with the River club and will receive payment until his last working day. After confirming the end of his stage in Xeneize, the former player broke the silence and highlighted that he did not speak with Juan Román Riquelme.

Marcos Rojo ended his stage in Boca in the middle of a tense internal conflict where he was removed from the team without being considered by Miguel Ángel Russo. In this context, he decided to rescind his contract four months before it ended and could be the new reinforcement of Racing.

After the club made his departure official, Rojo spoke with the media and took the opportunity to thank the Boca fan. "Thank you for all this time, the affection, and respect you always had for me", expressed the defender.

On the other hand, he revealed that he did not have any conversation with the club's president and only spoke with Marcelo Delgado in the meeting to negotiate the rescission of the contract. "I did not speak with Riquelme, I spoke with Delgado yesterday, but very little", explained Rojo.

One of the main reasons for his departure from Boca was the lack of minutes and consideration from the coaching staff. However, the defender does not know the reasons for the coach's decision or who made the decision to marginalize him. Although he highlighted that "I could be with the team and say goodbye".

In the same line, he denied rumors of his bad relationship with the rest of the team and assured that it is very good. However, he refused to talk about the locker room: "I don't talk about the locker room, I didn't talk to Russo about my departure"."

Marcos Rojo referred to the rumors about his future

Regarding his football future, the former Manchester United player could return to Estudiantes de La Plata or change direction and join Racing. According to the rumors, the defender is closer to Avellaneda than to Pincha, but highlighted that there were no other conversations beyond those with Juan Sebastián Verón.

"I spoke with Verón, not with Domínguez, nor with Costas. Now I'm going home. My idea is to keep playing football, that's what I enjoy doing", assured Rojo.

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