Malik Tillman hands Rangers ANOTHER windfall chance as hidden Bayern clause could land Ibrox side £3.5m bonus

Rangers could land £3.5m if Malik Tillman returns to Bayern Munich due to an under-the-radar clause – and the player has insisted he wants the move.

The American is thriving as a permanent PSV player these days and has taken his career to new heights after being named Rangers' Young Player of the Year while on loan in 2022/23.

He made his loan move from Bayern to the Eredivisie side permanently last summer in a £12million transfer, landing Rangers a reported £1.2m windfall after the German giants had a change of heart about an agreed deal to allow the Ibrox club to sign him after his loan spell.

Rangers received the compensation after the Bundesliga club pulled out of the agreement and a further 10 per cent sell-on fee was included in the settlement.

Bayern have a buy-back agreement in place to re-sign Tillman for £35m, which would entitle Rangers to a cool bonus of £3.5m. And the 22-year-old midfielder has admitted his aim is to return to Bayern in the future.

He said: "When I was at Bayern Munich, they told me that they had confidence in my qualities on the ball, but that it had to be more aggressive. That I had to fight for every ball even more often, win even more duels and second balls and win back more lost balls.

"I was told it wasn't possible for me to play in their first team yet. But it is my dream to return to Bayern in the future. Although I know they already have great players. I grew up in Bavaria, where my mother and quite a few people who have followed me for years live.

"Many people know about the clauses in my contract at PSV. But I have no intention of leaving PSV in this transfer window anyway. The club suits me."