As Rangers reportedly prepare to announce the signing of Feyenoord striker Danilo, the transfer fee involved bears a striking resemblance to funds previously ringfenced for Malik Tillman.
According to Sky Sports, Rangers will pay an initial £5.2m to sign Brazilian striker Danilo with Eredivisie champions Feyenoord now accepting the club’s latest offer for the player.
That fee will rise to £6m if performance related add-ones are achieved, with the reported Danilo transfer fee a substantial investment for Rangers to make this summer.
But had Rangers’ summer interest in Bayern Munich loanee Malik Tillman been realised – with the Times claiming a £5m fee would’ve been necessary to sign the USA international – something tells us forking out virtually the same price for the Brazilian would’ve been a bit of a stretch.
Especially considering Rangers have already spent £3.5m on Sam Lammers and £4.5m on Cyriel Dessers, the club’s investment in their forward line akin to the days of Dick Advocaat.
Malik Tillman funds add up to Danilo transfer fee
Rangers boss Michael Beale was clear at the end of last season that the club were keen on signing Malik Tillman permanently, the Bayern Munich loanee winning the PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year award.
But as interest in the attacking midfielder grew in the Bundesliga and Premier League, Rangers suddenly became a less attractive option and eventually a compromise was reached over the option to buy.
Rangers were reportedly compensated a cool £1m which, when you combine with the ringfenced £5m for Malik Tillman’s transfer, actually covers the entire reported cost in the Danilo deal.
With Rangers also reportedly set to rake in 10% of the transfer fee Bayern Munich bank on Malik Tillman this summer – a move out of the Allianz Arena reportedly imminent – the Ibrox side have come out of the entire thing pretty well if you ask us.
If we assume that £5m transfer fee attributed to Tillman’s option was always going to spent, then banking £1m, a healthy sell-on and a Brazilian striker in Danilo isn’t exactly the worst outcome after missing out on the German-born American.
