Sky Sports reporter Florian Plettenberg last night broke the news that Rapid Vienna were closing in on a move for Celtic winger Marco Tilio, and this morning has confirmed that this is now considered to be a done deal with deals of the loan fee being paid to Celtic plus the agreed transfer fee should Tilio reach 20 starts at Nicolas Kuhn old club…
ALEAGUE JETS CITY, Marco Tilio of City celebrates after scoring a goal during the A-League Men Round 1 match between the Newcastle Jets and the Melbourne City at McDonald Jones Stadium in Newcastle, Saturday, October 19, 2024. Photo DAN HIMBRECHTS
This morning Plettenberg is quoting Sky Sports Austria journalist Eric Niederseer and both updates are shown below.
“It’s a loan with an obligation to buy, which becomes valid after 20 starts in competitive matches. The fee upon activation will be €1.5 million. There will be a €400k loan fee for the 23 y/o winger from Celtic.”
🚨🟢⚪️ Marco #Tilio to SK Rapid is considered a done deal.
It’s a loan with an obligation to buy, which becomes valid after 20 starts in competitive matches. The fee upon activation will be €1.5 million.
There will be a €400k loan fee for the 23 y/o winger from Celtic.… pic.twitter.com/163KI1ZKbJ
— Florian Plettenberg (@Plettigoal) July 20, 2025
↪️ Sky-Info: Grundsätzliche Einigung erzielt. Marco #Tilio (23/RF) 🇦🇺@CelticFC wird die vakante Position des #Rechtsaußen beim @skrapid verstärken. Leihe inkl. KO des neunfachen, australischen Nationalspielers⏳✅ @SkySportAustria #SCR2025 #skrapid #inundaut
Bild: IMAGO pic.twitter.com/5msSCKdTP1
— Eric Niederseer (@Sky_EricN) July 19, 2025
Tilio has been given some minutes by Brendan Rodgers in Celtic’s pre-season matches after returning from a season long loan back in Australia at Melbourne City. However Tilio appeared to have ruled out a second loan move back to his homeland as he looks to make a name for himself in Europe. That chance though is NOT going to come at Celtic.
He’s another of the failed project signing from the summer 2023 transfer window which Brendan Rodgers has assessed and determined that none -with the exception of Yang – are part of his plans going forward and in this window we have already seen Gustaf Lagerbielke, Maik Nawrocki and now Marco Tilio leave the club either on a permanent deal or a loan with an option to buy.
Marco Tilio of Celtic Sporting Lisbon v Celtic, Pre Season Friendly, Football, Estadio Algarve, Portugal – 16 July 2025 Estadio Algarve Portugal Photo Carlos Rodrigues
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Celtic according to the Sky Sports chaps in Central Europe are to receive a loan fee of €400k the 23 year old Australian with an obligation to buy which is activated after 20 starts for Rapid Vienna. The fee upon activation will be €1.5 million so Celtic could just about get our money back on the Tilio transfer.
Marco Tilio certainly is NOT a dud, even in his short spell on the pitch against Sporting and Newcastle United – two Champions League sides – he looked comfortable and hinted at causing damage to top defences.
But it’s not to be at Celtic and hopefully the Bhoy does well at Rapid Vienna with Celtic receiving their fee maybe around Christmas. That would be an excellent outcome all round.
Here’s Kieran Tierney speaking to The Celtic Star and a few other Celtic fan media sites…
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