Manchester United unveiled their third signing of the summer transfer window last night after finalising a deal for Sporting Lisbon's versatile defender Marcos Rojo, who has arrived on a £16 million deal with winger Nani heading to his former club on loan as part of the arrangement. United were in the market for a new centre-back following the departures of Rio Ferdinand and captain Nemanja Vidic, with Rojo also able to fill in at left-back - another area of concern following the sales of Alexander Buttner and Patrice Evra, as well as the injury sustained by new signing Luke Shaw. Rojo will hopefully help bring stability to a defence that looks paper thin at present and has the experience to do so, having helped Argentina reach this summer's World Cup final, playing all six games as his country progressed through the finals in Brazil. With the South American set to make his debut in Sunday's Premier League clash with Sunderland, what do we really know about United's latest recruit, who has become their third summer signing following the arrivals of Shaw and Ander Herrera? We've looked through the fact files and here we bring to you 6 Things Man Utd Fans Need To Know About Marcos Rojo...
Joseph is an accredited football journalist and has interviewed nearly all of the current 20 Barclay's Premier League managers. He is also a correspondent for Bleacher Report and has written for Caught Offside and Give Me Football.
