John McGinn would 'probably be a Celtic player' if not for family ties - how 2018 transfer collapsed

McGinn airs illuminating Celtic transfer KO claim and goes public over secrets

The all-action midfielder appeared destined for Parkhead in 2018 before a deal collapsed in dramatic circumstances

John McGinn would 'probably be a Celtic player' if not for family ties - how 2018 transfer collapsed

Aston Villa captain has come close to joining the club he has supported since boyhood more than once including while at Hibs.

John McGinn reveals all from 2018 transfer shambles amidst rumours that Ross Desmond will become the next Celtic chairman…

Since Tuesday night in Linz, the rumour mill hasn’t stopped turning. And what’s coming out of it isn’t a resignation. It isn’t a reckoning, and it certainly isn’t an apology. The word doing the rounds is that Ross Desmond is about to be appointed as the next Chairman of Celtic Football Club. Read that back to yourself. We get humiliated by LASK, we hand qualification to a side whose biggest outlay this summer was £1.5 million, and the board’s an…

John McGinn: I was desperate to sign for Celtic before Aston Villa move

John McGinn left Hibernian for Aston Villa in 2018 after Celtic failed in their attempt to sign the midfielder

John McGinn On Celtic 'Irony' As He Gives Home Truths Behind Failed Move

John McGinn has opened up on the transfer saga that resulted in a move to Aston Villa over Celtic. It’s no secret that McGinn is a boyhood fan of the Hoops, but a move to Glasgow has never arrived. It looked like a stick-on to happen in 2018 when the midfielder was at Hibs, but […] The post John McGinn on Celtic ‘Irony’ As He Gives Home Truths Behind Failed Move first appeared on Celts Are Here.

John McGinn says he’d ‘probably be a Celtic player’ if not for family ties and how 2018 transfer fell apart

4:48 PM Aug 26, 2026: Aston Villa captain has come close to joining the club he has supported since boyhood more than once including while at Hibs...