On Thursday morning, Mexico’s Fox Sports was the first outlet to claim that Carlos Peña will be moving to Rangers this summer. There was no ‘if’ about it, Fox Sports treated the Ibrox move as a fact.
And they’re still pretty sure of it, as in a story today it’s claimed that although it’s not official, the deal is ‘practically done’.
But the most interesting information on their update is that Rangers manager Pedro Caixinha would be keen on signing two more players from the Mexican league, where he worked between 2013 and 2015.
Reporter Francisco Montes claims that Javier Abella and Eduardo Herrera have been both requested by the manager. Abella, a 23-year-old right-back, has already played under Caixinha at Santos Laguna, having made his first team debut under the Rangers boss.
Herrera, however, would be a more unlikely transfer. The striker has just joined Veracruz, and according to Fox Sports, there are ‘fewer possibilities’ for Rangers to sign him, although the interest is real.
The Scottish Premiership could be getting a Mexican feel if Caixinha gets his way.
