Malik Tillman has reached Rangers transfer decision time as Michael Beale admits ball is in Bayern loanee's court

Michael Beale admits it’s down to loan Ranger Malik Tillman to decide if he’ll be back at Ibrox.

The Bayern Munich kid has returned to his parent club in Germany and won’t kick another ball for Gers this season after being injured in last week’s Scottish Cup semi-final defeat to Celtic. Rangers have an “exclusive option” to buy the talented US international but will have to cough up a fee in the region of £5million to seal the deal.

Beale insists Tillman was “extremely happy” in Glasgow but concedes the youngster now faces a major call on whether to make his move permanent. He said: "Unfortunately that is the end of Malik's season. He has got a hamstring injury, he has gone back to Bayern for them to have a look at him. He's had his scan. It’s a hugely sad ending to the season for him because he is obviously a fine young player and he has performed well for the club this season.

"That (talk of permanent deal) is all still on-going in the background as well. Me and Malik are in a great place on a personal level.

“He’s a player I think has a really high ceiling - as high as anyone I’ve worked with in my time here at Rangers. There’s areas of his game that at 20 years old he certainly has to brush up on but that’s why he’s come on loan.

“We said we’d park the conversation until the middle of May because there’s a lot around it. We want to get to the end of the season.

“And Malik has got a say in this as well. Obviously the two clubs have been talking back and forth and there’s agreements between them.

“But the most important person is Malik. If Malik wants to be here in Glasgow then it’s something we can make happen. Likewise if he’s unsure…

“We’d said we’d park the conversation until the middle of May and nothing has