PSV totally stunned: this is the exact reason Driouech's transfer collapsed

PSV have seen a transfer collapse at the final stage for the fourth time this summer. Couhaib Driouech looked set to join Rangers FC for eight million euros, but the Scottish club pulled the plug on the deal after the medical after all.

Driouech had already spent three days in Glasgow to complete the transfer when PSV were told the move would not go through. "And then this morning we get the news that it is not happening. I do not understand the reason why," director of football affairs Earnest Stewart told De Telegraaf.

At the centre of the dispute is Driouech's availability, with the player recovering from a thigh injury. Rangers expect the forward to need another four to six weeks, while PSV believe he can return much sooner.

"In our estimation, he is close to a return. If he had been able to continue training this week, maybe as early as next week," Stewart said. "What I do not understand is that you sign a player for four years and then let it collapse over his availability in the first few weeks."

Elsewhere, moves involving Ricardo Pepi to Fulham, Armando Obispo to RC Lens and Adamo Nagalo to FK Corum also fell through at a late stage this summer. As a result, PSV missed out on a total of about 55 million euros in possible transfer income.

Stewart says new points of discussion are cropping up more and more often after medicals. "I would almost call it commonplace. You see that in the football world it is increasingly still being used for something," the official said.

For Driouech, the failed transfer has hit hard. "He is quite shaken by it. It is a very, very heavy disappointment. We are getting a disillusioned player back and that is not pleasant."