Canaries tell Rangers to increase Dorrans bid
who has won 12 full Scotland caps, as a key addition to his completely revamped midfield. It is understood that Dorrans is keen to return to Scotland, with the chance to sign on at Ibrox a major attraction for the lifelong Rangers supporter. Meanwhile, Pena arrived in Glasgow yesterday for a medical, and was given a tour of Ibrox and the club’s training facilities. Rangers have agreed a fee with Chivas Guadalajara for the 27-year-old midfielder, who is expected to sign a contract until 2020. But the Mexican international — who spent last season on loan at Leon in his native country — will have to travel home to await a work permit as part of a Home Office requirement. Pena hasn’t played in enough of his country’s competitive matches to qualify automatically for clearance but Rangers are confident that he will be granted approval.
RANGERS have lodged a £1million bid for Graham Dorrans — but Norwich City are holding out for another £500,000 before letting the Scotland midfielder sign for his boyhood heroes. New Ibrox boss Pedro Caixinha is wasting little time in overhauling the squad inherited from Mark Warburton in March. Former Aberdeen skipper Ryan Jack and Portuguese international defender Bruno Alves have already been snapped up. Mexican midfielder Carlos Pena also appears to be close to joining the Ibrox club after travelling to Glasgow for a medical — although the delays involved in applying for a work permit mean he isn’t expected to join the first-team squad when they return to training on Monday. But the move for Dorrans appears much closer to completion. The 30-year-old signed a new three-year contract at Carrow Road last summer but he is being lined up for the exit door as Norwich look to shake up their squad. However, the Canaries have slapped a £1.5m fee on the head of the player. Despite missing three months with a knee injury, Dorrans still scored six goals in 24 appearances for Norwich as they finished eighth in the English Championship. Caixinha sees the former Livingston man,