The controversy surrounding the transfer of Argentine centre back Marcos
Rojo from Sporting Lisbon to Manchester United rumbles on with the Portuguese club's president Bruno de Carvalho criticising the...
Manchester United completed the signing of defender Marcos
Rojo from Sporting Lisbon.
Man United acquired
Rojo from Sporting CP in a # 16 million transfer deal in 2014 after he set a career - high for league and total goals the season before.
The Red Devils recently brought in Marcos
Rojo from Sporting Lisbon in a deal worth around # 16m, but it has been suggested that one more signing in defence could be made as van Gaal seeks to replace both Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand, who both left Old Trafford at the end of their contracts last season.
Not exact matches
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Rojo Rioja wine.
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from Cabo
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Rojo was one of Louis van Gaal's first signings when taking over at Old Trafford, when he arrived
from Sporting Lisbon for # 16million, but has struggled for game time this term, and could be open to a swift exit should the right offer come in.
Argentine left - back Marcos
Rojo is poised to become Manchester United's latest summer signing in a # 16m move
from Sporting Liston, with Nani heading on loan in the other direction.
Rojo joined Man United in 2014 in a # 16 million transfer
from Sporting CP, so there will certainly be a net loss in the exchange in the event such a deal goes through.
Louis van Gaal, who brought
Rojo to United
from Sporting Lisbon for # 16m in 2014, is under pressure and could be replaced by Jose Mourinho, The Mirror adds.
With Luke Shaw sent off against West Ham for a quite needless second yellow,
Rojo would be an able deputy on the left side of defence — switching
from the central role he played against the Hammers.
The # 59.7 m club record signing di Maria has been greatly impressing
from his move
from Real Madrid and along with fellow newbie
Rojo will be wanting to maintain that good form in friendlies against great rivals Brazil and Hong Kong.
The alleged altercation occurred back in 2010, when
Rojo was celebrating his transfer
from hometown club in Argentina, Estudiantes, to Russian side Spartak Moscow.
Aside
from the fact that Marcos
Rojo will be closing in on a return
from injury in the coming weeks, Ashley Young has even established himself above Shaw in the pecking order at Old Trafford as he impressed again in the win over Tottenham in that role last weekend.
The report in Argentinian newspaper Ole also states that at present
Rojo, United's $ 20 million summer signing
from Sporting Lisbon, is also fit and will be immediately thrust into the starting lineup.
The big team news as far as United are concerned is that Wayne Rooney returns to the starting line - up and reclaims the captain's armband in the absence of Ibrahimovic with Anthony Martial alongside him, while Daley Blind comes in at the back to replace
Rojo as Mourinho makes eight changes in total
from midweek.
So far this summer Ander Herrera, Luke Shaw and Marcos
Rojo have all been acquired for a combined fee of # 72m, whilst Angel di Maria completed his switch
from Real Madrid on Tuesday for a British transfer record # 59.7 m.
The Premier League has banned third - party ownership and Manchester United will have bought
Rojo in part
from his owners, but their growing influence in the game has lead FIFA to introduce a ban on their activities, which will come into effect over the next four years.
Dirty player
Rojo — should've been a yellow card on Ramsey, he was clean away but nothing
from Mike Dean — joke
Considering
Rojo cost United # 16m (per BBC Sport) when he arrived
from Sporting Lisbon in 2014, Valencia's valuation seems pretty cheap.
Robin Van Persie is the only player for either club reported out, while United defender Marcos
Rojo is doubtful as he recovers
from a muscle injury.
You go
from those two in UNITEDS glory years to
Rojo and Jones....
Following his # 16m move
from Sporting Lisbon this summer
Rojo has made seven appearances for United.
Freelance injury analyst Ben Dinnery notes that the Portuguese tactician confirmed that Marcos
Rojo, Phil Jones and Daley Blind are all out, while Zlatan Ibrahimovic isn't ready to return and Ander Herrera is still recovering
from his own injury setback.
If they really wanted him, however, United could perhaps prise him away
from Russia in January, which would be a shrewd move, particularly as he would be arriving to partner international teammate Marcos
Rojo.
Goals
from Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic helped United win for the second time in four days, but it was
Rojo who was in the spotlight yet again after making another seemingly dangerous tackle.
Rojo has struggled to make an impression as the main centre back at Old Trafford since signing
from Sporting Lisbon this summer — he was targeted by Chelsea here and gave away possession far too cheaply.
With Phil Jones, Rafael, Jonny Evans, Luke Shaw, and Marcos
Rojo all suffering
from injuries, the Red Devils had been looking to get a defender in to cover the losses.
With United's defensive crisis reaching ridiculous levels with van Gaal having called up youngsters Tom Thorpe and Paddy McNair
from the academy, however, Shaw could be involved this weekend — although that is more likely to be
from the bench, with Marcos
Rojo set to continue at left back.
Jones has been passed fit, as per The Mirror, and along with
Rojo, who has looked solid after making his comeback
from a long - term injury, the pair have been pivotal in United maintaining such an impressive defensive record.
A report
from the Mirror has stated that
Rojo may be allowed to leave for the French giants for a deal in the region of # 30m with the Argentine yet to sign a contract extension on his current deal which expires in 18 months.
The Dutchman has made a number of signings in the summer transfer window, most notably of which are Radamel Falcao (on a season - long loan
from AS Monaco), Angel di Maria (# 59.7 million
from Real Madrid), Marcos
Rojo (# 16m
from Sporting Lisbon) and Daley Blind (# 14m
from Ajax).
If Chile felt hard done by, it was Argentina's turn to feel cheated as Marcos
Rojo was given a straight red in the 43rd minute for an aggressive challenge on Arturo Vidal, when replays
from multiple angles appeared to show minimal contact.
Mourinho has a full squad to choose
from besides Eric Bailly and the readiness of Marcos
Rojo is still unconfirmed.
Argentina international winger Di Maria joined the Red Devils
from European champions Real Madrid for a club - record # 59.7 million last month, while his compatriot
Rojo moved to the Manchester outfit
from Sporting Lisbon for a reported transfer fee of # 16m.
Rojo and Falcao have yet to make their respective debuts for United, while Di Maria has featured one — a goalless draw with Burnley away
from home in the Premier League just before the two - week international break.
Marcos
Rojo has made his competitive return to action seven months on
from ACL damage, playing 45 minutes for Manchester United's Under - 23s on Wednesday night.
There was nothing the Basel goalkeeper could do when
Rojo took aim
from distance, though.
Jose Mourinho made five changes
from the side that drew 1 - 1 with Stoke City last weekend with Matteo Darmian, Marcos
Rojo, Michael Carrick, Jesse Lingard, and Marcus Rashford replacing Antonio Valencia, Daley Blind, Marouane Fellaini, Juan Mata and Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
The fallout
from Marcos
Rojo's transfer to Manchester United continues with the selling club, Sporting Lisbon, and Doyen, the management company that owned 75 % of his rights, at loggerheads over the move.
The Daily Mirror has more Marcos
Rojo injury photos, as well as some quotes
from United's manager, via the club's official web channel.
With both Chris Smalling and Marcos
Rojo prone to mistakes under pressure
from the first press and Bailly's injury lay - off it would have been a handy solution for Mourinho to sort his defence out and turn his unit more on the offensive yet the manager never really took the option, instead often played a three - man back line with two wing - backs in a pragmatic setup with the extra midfielder being McTominay or Fellaini — who are not inventive going forward.
The passing stats
from Manchester United's win against Tottenham are astounding, Jones completed six passes and
Rojo just three, at a combined completion of 41 %.
Rojo made his return
from injury playing for the U23; s, gaining some much - needed match fitness, then returning in the UEFA Champions League against Basel, following that with another good performance in the 4 - 2 victory over Watford in the Premier League on Tuesday evening, conceding a penalty in the second half which saw the home side score twice in seven minutes.
Juan Mata, Marcos
Rojo, Daley Blind and Bastian Schweinsteiger have all been deemed surplus to requirements by United's new manager, who wants to trim the size of the dysfunctional squad inherited
from Van Gaal in order to make space for what he describes as «fundamental» and «supplementary» recruits.
Then, just before the hour, Narsingh took advantage of some slack marking
from Shaw's replacement Marcos
Rojo to finish off a counter and give the hosts an historic win that gives them an early advantage in Group B.
Rojo was rested against Brighton and Hove Albion in the Premier League, starting at Vicarage Road against Watford in the 4 - 2 victory, playing well during the match, apart
from giving away the penalty.
From the resulting corner,
Rojo had a snapshot which almost found it's way through to goal.
Rojo's inclusion so soon after returning
from a long injury spell was clearly due to a desire to check him out as an option for the squad as well, and it went spectacularly wrong.