The Aston Villa star won’t silence talk of a future move to Celtic.
John McGinn has refused to shut the door on a possible switch from Aston Villa to Celtic.
The Scotland hero had his boyhood heroes firmly on his heels as he pondered options following form at Hibs. It was the Villans who eventually snapped him up and he is now captain of Unai Emery’s side, having joined them in the Championship and now leading them out in the Champions League.
A known Celtic fan, McGinn won’t clamp the idea of pulling on the Hoops one day to make his childhood dreams a reality. He said to Premier Sports: “The stories about that whole saga have grown arms and legs over the years and it winds me up. You never say never.
“When I was young all I ever dreamed about was playing for Celtic and didn’t ever see myself playing for Aston Villa. But I have got two-and-a-half years left at Villa, whether that sees me off or if I’ve still got something left in the tank we will see. You never know.
McGinn also handed Celtic some players to look out for when facing Belgian side Club Brugge in the Champions League this week. He added: “They had the left winger (Christos) Tzolis who used to be at Norwich who caused us a lot of problems. They had a striker (Ferran Jutgla) who was really old-fashioned, robust and had his shorts tucked up right to his chest.
“He actually looked like a juniors striker but he was one of the best players on the park. They were organised and we couldn’t really break them down. They let us have a lot of the ball and then they broke fast. They had a really good young right-sided Ecuadorian centre back, (Joel Ordonez) he was excellent.
“But I think at home, Celtic will be too strong for them. I watched the game against Leipzig and if they play anywhere near as good as that then I’m sure that they won’t have any issues.
