Richard Hughes wants deal for £60m American to lead midfield rebuild
Liverpool get serious about Malik TillmanMalik Tillman is enjoying a fine season with Bayer Leverkusen since completing his £30m deal from PSV last summer. Now the attacking midfielder is a serious t...
Richard Hughes wants deal for £60m American to lead midfield rebuild Liverpool get serious about Malik Tillman Malik Tillman is enjoying a fine season with Bayer Leverkusen since completing his £30m deal from PSV last summer. Now the attacking midfielder is a serious target for the Premier League champions according to a new report in Sports Boom. With a contract until 2030 it could cost the Anfield side around £60m to wrap up a deal for the German-born schemer.
“Malik Tillman is emerging as one of world football’s most talked-about young stars, and Liverpool are circling with serious intent,” the report reads. “Tillman put pen to paper on a long-term deal until 2030, but that hasn’t stopped Liverpool from plotting an ambitious summer swoop as they look to rebuild following a frustrating season in the quest to defend their Premier League crown. “The Reds are ready to test Leverkusen’s resolve with a blockbuster offer in the region of £60million, double the £30million figure that had previously been mooted.
” Malik Tillman: Situation summary Malik Tillman is a 23-year-old USA international attacking midfielder, born in Nuremberg and developed at Bayern Munich’s academy before spells with Rangers and PSV Eindhoven, where he won back-to-back Eredivisie titles and produced standout numbers in goals and assists. Standing around 6'1, he operates primarily as a roaming No. 10 or advanced No.
8, combining tight dribbling, creative passing and intelligent movement to attack pockets between the lines, while also posing a consistent goal threat arriving late in the box. Leverkusen signed him from PSV in July 2025 for a reported club-record fee of about €35 million, handing him a five-year deal running to June 2030 after he hit 16 goals and five assists in 34 games for the Dutch champions. Given the size of the fee, his age profile and early Bundesliga output, he projects as a medium-term core piece in Leverkusen’s attacking structure, with any exit likely contingent on an elite Premier League or Champions League-level bid rather than short-term rotation concerns.