uneasydaz
Well-Known Member
RANGERS have banked further cash for Malik Tillman after the former loan star completed his stunning permanent move to PSV Eindhoven.
The Light Blues had already landed £1million for the USA international after Bayern Munich decided to buy-out their agreement when his deal ended last summer.
Rangers had first dibs to sign Tillman on a permanent deal at the time but the Bundesliga side wanted extra cash for the playmaker so they coughed up the fee to bring him back to Germany, before shipping him out on another loan.
He joined Dutch side PSV last August instead but it didn't take him long to return to Glasgow as he faced the Gers in the Champions League play-off just weeks later.
Tillman never played in the 2-2 first leg draw at Ibrox but he came off the bench in the second half of the 5-1 rout in Eindhoven a week later.
Just like his time in Govan, the midfielder has been a standout for his team in the Netherlands, scoring nine goals and providing 11 assists in 26 Eredivisie matches.
It will hardly come as a surprise that the Dutch club want to hold on to him beyond this season due to his impressive form.
And they've pushed out the boat to make that happen as they've triggered a permanent deal for the midfielder, prying him away from Germany on a four-year contract.
Manager Peter Bosz was keen to thrash out a deal for the talented player and the club have forked out a reported fee of £12million to land his signature.
It means Rangers have banked another £1.2million for the 21-year-old as they inserted a 10 per cent sell-on clause on any future sale into their agreement with Bayern last summer
The fee will come as a boost for the Ibrox club's balance sheet and will likely add further funds for Philippe Clement to spend when the transfer window opens.
Now Tillman will start a new chapter of his career after spending his full senior career to date contracted at Bayern.
The 21-year-old was highly rated at the Allianz Arena and came through the youth ranks in Munich, following his switch from Greuther Furth as a teenager in 2015
On his full-time move, Tillman told the PSV website: “I am very happy that I will stay at PSV longer. The first season has been great and I hope that we will win many more trophies in the coming years
Advertisement
" That gives me the confidence that I am in the right place here and that I can develop into an even better footballer.”
Manager Bosz added: “I am very happy that he is staying. He is only 21-years-old, but has already taken so many steps in his development this year.
"That is nice to see and I am curious to see how he will continue to develop.”
Advertisement
The Light Blues had already landed £1million for the USA international after Bayern Munich decided to buy-out their agreement when his deal ended last summer.
Rangers had first dibs to sign Tillman on a permanent deal at the time but the Bundesliga side wanted extra cash for the playmaker so they coughed up the fee to bring him back to Germany, before shipping him out on another loan.
He joined Dutch side PSV last August instead but it didn't take him long to return to Glasgow as he faced the Gers in the Champions League play-off just weeks later.
Tillman never played in the 2-2 first leg draw at Ibrox but he came off the bench in the second half of the 5-1 rout in Eindhoven a week later.
Just like his time in Govan, the midfielder has been a standout for his team in the Netherlands, scoring nine goals and providing 11 assists in 26 Eredivisie matches.
It will hardly come as a surprise that the Dutch club want to hold on to him beyond this season due to his impressive form.
And they've pushed out the boat to make that happen as they've triggered a permanent deal for the midfielder, prying him away from Germany on a four-year contract.
Manager Peter Bosz was keen to thrash out a deal for the talented player and the club have forked out a reported fee of £12million to land his signature.
It means Rangers have banked another £1.2million for the 21-year-old as they inserted a 10 per cent sell-on clause on any future sale into their agreement with Bayern last summer
The fee will come as a boost for the Ibrox club's balance sheet and will likely add further funds for Philippe Clement to spend when the transfer window opens.
Now Tillman will start a new chapter of his career after spending his full senior career to date contracted at Bayern.
The 21-year-old was highly rated at the Allianz Arena and came through the youth ranks in Munich, following his switch from Greuther Furth as a teenager in 2015
On his full-time move, Tillman told the PSV website: “I am very happy that I will stay at PSV longer. The first season has been great and I hope that we will win many more trophies in the coming years
Advertisement
" That gives me the confidence that I am in the right place here and that I can develop into an even better footballer.”
Manager Bosz added: “I am very happy that he is staying. He is only 21-years-old, but has already taken so many steps in his development this year.
"That is nice to see and I am curious to see how he will continue to develop.”
Advertisement