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‘Rangers wanted to buy him’ – Why Scottish giants missed out on Malik Tillman transfer as USMNT left Bayern Munich for PSV

<p>The 21-year-old playmaker enjoyed a productive loan spell at Ibrox in 2022-23, with 12 goals recorded through 43 appearances. Rangers did have a £5m ($6m) purchase option within that agreement, but never got as far as being able to trigger it.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>That is because Bayern <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/bayern-munich-premier-league-transfer-usmnt-star-malik-tillman-rangers-frustrated/blt91709741c4a0fb3e" target="_blank">realised that they could make more money elsewhere</a>. They <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/bayern-munich-cancel-rangers-buy-option-on-malik-tillman-usmnt-star-premier-league-clubs/bltda79a73ba8b83159 " target="_blank">tore up a deal with the Gers</a> as a result, allowing them to put a <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/malik-tillman-usmnt-ricardo-pepi-psv-target-stars-stripes-miles-robinson/blt9997c17af6df51a3" target="_blank">deal in place with PSV that could be worth £13m ($16m)</a>. The American is now looking to thrive outside of Glasgow, much to the disappointment of former Rangers player and coach Giovanni van Bronckhorst – the man who took Tillman to Scotland.</p><p></p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Van Bronckhorst has told <a href="https://www.rtl.nl/ " target="_blank"><em>RTL</em></a>: “I watched a lot of videos of him before he came to us; a good player and a great talent. (Tillman) did a great job for us last year. He gave an assist against PSV and scored important goals against Union Saint-Gilloise (in the Champions League play-offs). He’s strong on the ball and also with his work ethic. He also reads the game and he has good dribbling ability. I do think Rangers wanted to buy him, but Bayern Munich bought off the option to buy that Rangers had. That’s why he is now at PSV.”</p>

WHAT THEY SAID

<p>Rangers are now coming up against Tillman’s new employers in the 2023-24 Champions League qualifiers, with their <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/usmnt-star-sergino-dest-explains-why-left-barcelona-psv-champions-league-deep-end/blt600ec1adedf3df89" target="_blank">tie locked at 2-2 on aggregate</a> heading into the second leg on Dutch soil this Wednesday.</p>

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

‘Rangers wanted to buy him’ – Why Scottish giants missed out on Malik Tillman transfer as USMNT left Bayern Munich for PSV | Goal.com English Qatar

Rangers “wanted to buy” Malik Tillman this summer, but the USMNT star ended up leaving Bayern Munich for Eredivisie giants PSV.

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