On June 29, 2022, Club Sport Emelec reported through its official channels that it had reached a “final agreement” with Monterrey for the “definitive transfer” of winger Joao Joshimaro Rojas to Mexican football for 100% of his economic and federal rights. . The striker from Orense joined the northern Mexico team, but unfortunately he seriously injured his cruciate ligament and missed almost a year of activity.

He then recovered, but Rojas had “various relapses for the same reason, apart from not playing on the pitch, because physically he still looks very slow and distant from what we saw in the first matches played with Rayados”, Monterrey complained to the press last May , when he ruled that the tricolor “was not a solution” and “did not meet expectations”.

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Today, Rojas’ continuity in Monterrey is under question because according to the media in that city, the football player who would cost 2.1 million dollars is not in the plans of the coaching staff. However, Rojas stated this a few days ago: “I am staying at Rayados.” “I am ready to be a champion with this club.” Rojas played 29 games for Monterrey, scoring two goals and making several assists, according to the website Transfermarkt.

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‘A foot and a half out’

According to the newspaper Future, for the management and coaching staff of Monterrey, “the first priority is to release some foreign players or footballers who have not played in the institution, whether they are foreigners, Mexican and/or Mexican-American nationalities. Namely, it turned out that Rayados is urgently trying to find accommodation for foreigners Joao Rojas (Ecuadorian) and Rodrigo Aguirre (Uruguayan who played in the Quito League), along with Jonathan González, an American of Mexican origin.”

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Aguirre played preseason games with Monterrey, who are still trying to transfer the Uruguayan to Pachuca. “Another case that worries Rayados is Joao Rojas, who is not part of coach Fernando Ortiz’s plans, but there are no offers for the Ecuadorian winger. Rojas, Aguirre and González have a foot and a half outside the Albiazul institution,” he mentions. Future. It seems that another “who has not secured his place at the Monterrey football club is its historic scorer: Rogelio Funes Mori”, the portal writes. 90 minutes. (D)