Rangers: Frank McAvennie claims Malik Tillman cannot be signed

Former Scottish Premiership striker Frank McAvennie claims that Glasgow Rangers do not have the money to sign Malik Tillman this summer.

The Lowdown: Tillman offered

It has been reported that Bayern Munich are happy for Rangers to sign Tillman on a permanent deal once his loan spell ends.

However, they want £6.2m for a permanent sale, which is thought to be ‘prohibitive’ for the Ibrox outfit.

Alfredo Morelos has reportedly signed a pre-contract agreement with Sevilla, meaning that they will not receive a transfer fee for him, while Ryan Kent is also out of contract this summer, and has reportedly been approached by Leeds United.

The Latest: ‘Diabolical’

Speaking to Football Insider, McAvennie did not hold back when asked about the Gers’ potential summer transfer window, claiming that they will not sign Tillman as he is too expensive, and running both Morelos and Kent’s contracts down is ‘diabolical’:

“Rangers have not got the money to buy Tillman.

“That is not going to happen. Whoever makes these decisions at Rangers should be sacked.

“To let Kent’s and Morelos’ contracts run down is nothing short of diabolical. Why would you want to do that? I was sure they would have been out in January.“

The Verdict: Money wasted

Losing Morelos and potentially Kent on free transfers is certainly money wasted by the Light Blues, and explains why they may not be able to afford Tillman.

Lauded as an ‘epic talent‘ by former Teddy Bears manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst, the loanee has settled in well in Scottish football, with nine goals and five assists in 37 matches in total over all competitions so far this term (Transfermarkt).

Michael Beale’s side simply need to do all that they can to make this deal into a permanent one, and that may lead to having to sell one or two squad players in order to help fund the move.

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