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Rangers misfit Carlos Pena has sensationally been sacked by Cruz Azul due to 'alcohol abuse' after he was caught urinating in a fountain in his team's hotel.

The 28-year-old midfielder returned to his Mexican homeland in January after former Rangers boss Pedro Caixinha signed Pena on loan following an unsuccessful first half of the season at Ibrox, after his £2 million arrival in the summer.

But his time at Cruz Azul has been a complete disaster and has started only two matches for the Mexico City club. So lacklustre were his performances that his own fans booed him.

Last week, he was caught buying a six-pack of beer straight after training at a shop outside Cruz Azul's La Noria complex while still wearing his club's kit.

That prompted Cruz Azul to carry out an internal investigation on Pena, led by club president Guillermo Alvarez.

And it's emerged that Pena was intoxicated in his own team's Royal Pedregal Hotel and was caught by hotel management urinating in a fountain in the hotel grounds.

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The incident is believed to have occurred later in the same day as he was sighted buying beer. Pena also reportedly became abusive to hotel staff who tried to return him to his room.

And, after Sunday's final game of the first half of Liga MX against Veracruz, Pena's loan deal will be terminated and he will return to Rangers.

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Sources in Mexico have revealed that Cruz are able to terminate the loan deal early because they had certain clauses regarding his behaviour inserted into it, which Pena has broken.

And it's been reported in Central America that Pena is considering an offer from Cruz Azul to attend an alcohol rehabilitation programme before he returns to Glasgow.

Last week, the Portuguese manager admitted Pena could be binned. He stated:

"Carlos should know that sometimes in life, people don't get a chance like he has had...and certainly not two.

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"So I have to decide what intervention to take with him. These range from a variety of fines or we can end his contract now.

"He is under contract until the end of the year, but in extreme cases, we can call it off and say to him 'thank you Carlos and goodbye.'"

Rangers now face the nightmare prospect of the return of a player costing them up to £20,000 in wages who still has two years left of his contract.