Marcos Rojo completed a return to Estudiantes on October 9, 2026, and the club said the 36-year-old defender could be in the starting lineup almost immediately. For Estudiantes, it is a reunion with a player who began his professional career there in the 2008/09 season and who is now back for a third spell.
That is why the move is drawing attention today: the signing was announced on Estudiantes's official website, and the club's X account welcomed him back with a message that pointed to new pages in their shared story. Rojo arrives with a resume built outside La Plata, including 122 appearances for Manchester United from 2014 to 2020, where he won the EFL Cup in 2015/16, the Europa League and FA Cup in 2016/17 and finished second in the Premier League in 2017/18.
His path back to Estudiantes has not been linear. After leaving Manchester United, he joined Estudiantes on loan during the 2019/20 season, later signed permanently for Boca Juniors, and had been at Racing Club since August 2025 before this latest move. That history matters because this is not a stopgap signing for a club filling a gap; it is a return built around a defender who knows the place, the shirt and the expectations.
Fernando Machado said Rojo trained on October 9, 2026 and could be in the starting lineup, which is the clearest sign that the club wants to use him right away. But there is still one thing that has not been pinned down: when he will actually make his debut remains unclear, leaving Estudiantes with a quick reinforcement and supporters with one immediate question still open.
For now, the answer is simple enough. Rojo is back where he started, Estudiantes has moved fast to welcome him, and the next match will show whether the club's new-old defender is ready to turn a return into an immediate debut.
