Lionel Messi has his eyes and mobile phone out for former Manchester United centre-back Marcos Rojo, as he tries to recruit players to join the Inter Miami team. Rojo is a longtime colleague of Messi’s with the Argentina national team.
According to Hernan Castillo of Continental 590 radio in Argentina, both Messi and Inter Miami manager Tata Martino have contacted Rojo over the phone to try and get him to sign up with the MLS team.
Rojo is presently a player for the Argentine club Boca Juniors, but at 33, he might want to make one more big career move. According to Castillo, in addition to the MLS club, Brazilian Serie A side Palmeiras are interested in the player too.
Marcos played with Messi at two World Cups, including in 2014, when he appeared in the full 120 minutes of the World Cup Final loss to Germany. He has scored three times in 61 caps for his country with all three goals delivered in major tournaments.
Rojo’s first was a match-winner over Nigeria in the last match of the 2014 World Cup group stage that watched La Albiceleste win the group.
He delivered the second time the following year in the semifinals of the Copa America, securing the first of six goals for his home nation that saw them move to the final of that tournament.
Rojo’s last goal was in the 2018 World Cup group stage, once again, a game-winner against Nigeria that watched them barely move on to the knockout stages.
Marcos Rojo spent seven years in England with Manchester United, winning four trophies after he was signed by Louis van Gaal in 2014 from the Portuguese team Sporting Lisbon.
He won the FA Cup, League Cup, and Europa League at Manchester.
