MANCHESTER UNITED are set to launch a sensational bid for John McGinn that would smash the transfer record for a Scot.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wants the midfielder to add the energy he says his side are missing.But Villa claim it’ll take a monster £50MILLION fee to prise him away from the Midlands.United have been making background checks on McGinn in the past few days ahead of submitting an opening offer.The 24-year-old has made a dramatic impact at Villa since then joining for a bargain £2.75m from Hibs a year ago.If Solskjaer can strike a deal, any potential fee would be sure to eclipse the previous record deal for a Scot, Oli Burke’s £15m move to RB Leipzig.And Hibernian would also be quids in thanks to a sell-on clause included in last year’s deal.Villa rate McGinn so highly they are already plotting to fend off United’s interest by offering a new long-term contract.Players and fans voted him their Player of the Year — ahead of Holte End hero Jack Grealish — before the Scotland international scored in the play-off final win over Derby County that clinched the club’s return to the Premier League.United, though, are clearly in the mood to spend big after shelling out a staggering £50m to secure Aaron Wan-Bissaka away from Crystal Palace.
Just read the story in the The Sun 50 million for a player who has played in Scotland and the Championship is madness