Carlos Pena breaks silence on Rangers return and says he is ready to pick up Ibrox career
Mexican midfielder has spent 2018 back in his homeland on loan but is returning to Scotland after Club Necaxa ended his deal early.
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Carlos Pena insists he is ready to return to Rangersafter a trouble-hit 10-month spell in Mexico.
The Mexican misfit posted a video on social media this morning confirming he is on his way back to Ibrox where he will "explore his options".
Pena has spent 2018 back in his homeland on loan at Cruz Azul and latterly Club Necaxa.
But the 28-year-old, signed by former Rangers boss Pedro Caixinha in the summer of 2017 for £2.2m, has endured a trouble-hit year and is heading back to Scotland after Necaxa decided to end his loan spell two months early.
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Pena posted a video on Twitter earlier which was translated by journalist Francisco Montes.
Montes said: "Gullit" Peña G27Gullit, thanks ClubNecaxa and clarifies that his departure from the Ags team was in the best terms.
"For now he is ready for his return to RangersFC, with whom he has a contract of one-and-a-half years or explore options."
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Caixinha returned to Ibrox to sign Pena on loan in January, taking him to Cruz Azul on a season-long loan.
But the player was sacked by the Mexico City club, following a series of embarrassing off-field, alcohol-related incidents.
Pena voluntarily checked himself into the Baja el Sol rehabilitation clinic, owned by boxing legend Julio Cesar Chavez, in the Mexican state of Sinaloa in a bid to recover from his alcohol addiction.
(Image: Carlos Pena/Instagram)
Pena checked out two weeks early after insisting he was clean, then Necaxa then took over his loan from Crux Azul and Pena was supposed to be there until January.
He was warned this is his last chance in football by Necaxa president Erneston Tinajero.
But having not even featured in the last two match squads and having made only five appearances since he joined his new club, Necaxa have decided to cut their losses.
Caixinha last week backed the player to take his second chance at Ibrox.
Rangers misfit Carlos Pena can still become Ibrox hero insists Pedro Caixinha
He said: “I hope that when Carlos goes back to Scotland, he can recover his career.
“He is still not yet 30 and has plenty of time to still have a great career.
“Carlos has tremendous football potential and he’s a great person. He deserves better and if he asks me for any advice about going back to Rangers I will happily give him some."
Mexican midfielder has spent 2018 back in his homeland on loan but is returning to Scotland after Club Necaxa ended his deal early.
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Carlos Pena insists he is ready to return to Rangersafter a trouble-hit 10-month spell in Mexico.
The Mexican misfit posted a video on social media this morning confirming he is on his way back to Ibrox where he will "explore his options".
Pena has spent 2018 back in his homeland on loan at Cruz Azul and latterly Club Necaxa.
But the 28-year-old, signed by former Rangers boss Pedro Caixinha in the summer of 2017 for £2.2m, has endured a trouble-hit year and is heading back to Scotland after Necaxa decided to end his loan spell two months early.
(Image: Getty Images South America)
Pena posted a video on Twitter earlier which was translated by journalist Francisco Montes.
Montes said: "Gullit" Peña G27Gullit, thanks ClubNecaxa and clarifies that his departure from the Ags team was in the best terms.
"For now he is ready for his return to RangersFC, with whom he has a contract of one-and-a-half years or explore options."
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Caixinha returned to Ibrox to sign Pena on loan in January, taking him to Cruz Azul on a season-long loan.
But the player was sacked by the Mexico City club, following a series of embarrassing off-field, alcohol-related incidents.
Pena voluntarily checked himself into the Baja el Sol rehabilitation clinic, owned by boxing legend Julio Cesar Chavez, in the Mexican state of Sinaloa in a bid to recover from his alcohol addiction.
(Image: Carlos Pena/Instagram)
Pena checked out two weeks early after insisting he was clean, then Necaxa then took over his loan from Crux Azul and Pena was supposed to be there until January.
He was warned this is his last chance in football by Necaxa president Erneston Tinajero.
But having not even featured in the last two match squads and having made only five appearances since he joined his new club, Necaxa have decided to cut their losses.
Caixinha last week backed the player to take his second chance at Ibrox.
Rangers misfit Carlos Pena can still become Ibrox hero insists Pedro Caixinha
He said: “I hope that when Carlos goes back to Scotland, he can recover his career.
“He is still not yet 30 and has plenty of time to still have a great career.
“Carlos has tremendous football potential and he’s a great person. He deserves better and if he asks me for any advice about going back to Rangers I will happily give him some."