According to the Argentine press, the Atlético-MG is interested in midfielder Matías Rojas, from Racing Club, a team in the first division of the Argentine championship. The 27-year-old midfielder is a starter this season and a player for the Paraguay national team, in addition to having worked with Coudet in 2020.
At 7 min of the 1st half – right shot by Matías Rojas of Paraguay against Chile
According to the Argentine press, Atlético would have offered a “millionaire proposal” for the Paraguayan. Matías Rojas started his career at Cerro Porteño, where he was loaned to Lanús and Defensia y Justicia, from Argentina. In 2019, he was acquired by Racing, and was coached by Eduardo Coudet in 2020.
South American journalist César Luis Merlo stated that the offer is until the end of 2026 for Matías. The player has a contract with Racing until the middle of this year.
Matías is an attacking midfielder, left-hander and player for the Paraguayan national team.. The player had already been probed by Galo in 2020, according to the president of the Avellaneda club, Victor Blanco. At the time, the Racing manager claimed that he and Benjamin Garré had been harassed by Atlético, until then coached by Sampaoli.
That year, the ge found out that what happened to the duo was just a contact from Jorge Sampaoli’s commission – who has the habit of prospecting several athletes.
Rojas has eight games in the season, of the nine played by Racing. The midfielder started seven times during the year and scored four goals, an average of 0.5 per game.