Former Rangers ace Malik Tillman could be set for a shock move to a giant of European football in January.

Reports have emerged suggesting that Juventus are interested in the ex-Gers loanee.

The USA international spent last season on loan at PSV Eindhoven. That move from Bayern Munich was turned permanent this summer.

The 22-year-old was transferred to the Eredivisie outfit in a deal worth €12m (£10.1m), with Bayern holding a buy-back clause of €35 m (£29.5m) after helping PSV to win the Dutch title.

Tillman spent the 2022/23 season on loan in the Scottish Premiership. He was a standout for Rangers that campaign, scoring 12 goals in 42 matches as an attacking midfielder.

At the end of that season, then-manager Michael Beale was keen on making his stay a permanent one, but the £5m fee required at the time was a stumbling block.

Rangers ended up pocketing some cash instead, as due to a 10 percent clause inserted in the loan deal that took him to Ibrox, they banked around £1.2m as PSV activated their option to sign Tillman permanently.

Now, according to Italian media source Tuttosport, Juventus are looking at Tillman as an option for the January transfer window.

The Serie A giants have a number of options on their radar, including Ricardo Pepi and Jonathan David.

New Juve boss Thiago Motta already has US internationals Weston McKennie and ex-Celtic player Timothy Weah in his first team, so, should Tillman be signed, he'd have some familiar faces to help him integrate into life in Italy.

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Meanwhile, Ianis Hagi has sent a reminder of what he's capable of on the pitch to Philippe Clement and the higher-ups at Rangers.

The Ibrox attacker has been frozen out of the first team picture and consigned to the B team after it was made clear he's not part of Clement's plans.