Malik Tillman looked certain to be a Rangers player as last season drew to a close but his next destination isn’t going to be Ibrox.
Reports of a move to PSV Eindhoven broke last week and a potential reunion with some familiar faces depending on which way the Champions League draw goes.
Now, it has been revealed just how much Malik Tillman is valued at by Bayern Munich as the former Rangers loanee heads departs, as reported by Florian Plettenberg of Sky Sports.
The 20-year old enjoyed a successful season on a personal level with a PFA young player of the season award, even if his team didn’t perform to the same level.
Premier League clubs have been linked with the USA international but it now looks as though he is taking over from Xavi Simons who has returned to PSG.
Malik Tillman price tag set with Rangers in line for bonus
Malik Tillman was said to be costing Rangers £5.8m as part of the option to buy clause that had been prearranged, that figure is now over £11m for PSV.
The deal was cancelled by Bayern Munich such was his impact last season and it is easy to understand why his set fee is now double what Rangers had agreed.
Part of the cancellation meant that we would see 10% of any sell on so, if PSV do take up the option to buy, Rangers will make more than £2m in total from the deal.
Michael Beale moved on quickly from Malik Tillman with the additions he made to his attack, however, the new Rangers front three looked far from cohesive against Kilmarnock.
The money that was ring-fenced for the attacking midfielder looks to have been spent on Danilo instead.
The difference is that we don’t know for sure what the Brazilian is capable of, and only at the end of the season will we know who got the better deal.
