Estudiantes still waiting for Rojo: what we know about his possible return | OneFootball

Estudiantes de La Plata, amid uncertainty over the future of Santiago Ascacíbar, continues to make moves in the transfer market. Eduardo Domínguez made it clear that they are waiting for Marcos Rojo: they have opened the door to his possible return.

The coach is looking for a center-back for this season. One of the main options is the former Argentina National Team defender, who won the Copa Libertadores with “El Pincha” in 2009 but is also met with resistance from several fans after his brief return in 2020 (which was also thwarted by the pandemic) and his decision to leave for Boca just a few months later.

Time has passed, and both parties are getting closer again. Estudiantes is opening the door once more, but this time they are waiting for him to first become a free agent from Racing. According to what TyC Sports has been told, coach Gustavo Costas would not stand in the way of his departure. The other matter: he still needs to reach an agreement with the club’s management, who are seeking financial compensation to let him go. The player has six months left on his contract.

“From what I understand, he is excited and eager to finish his career where it began. So, if the management and his teammates agree… He’ll have to sort out his personal situation with the club that signed him,” said Domínguez after the win over Ituzaingó in the Round of 64 of the Copa Argentina.

“I recognize his great career, his leadership skills. If he wants to close the circle at Estudiantes, it says a lot about what Estudiantes means to him. The fact that he made other decisions at another time doesn’t take away from what he feels for the club and what he needs to come back,” added the coach.

Time has passed and the parties seem to be getting closer. Marcos Rojo, who was a runner-up in both the World Cup and Copa América with the Argentina National Team, could return to Estudiantes de La Plata at age 35. “El Pincha” has opened the door for him, and this transfer saga promises to have more chapters in this transfer window.

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