Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread

[ozzjim]

Me too looking at the family ties he's had with them.

[PaulWinch again]

He’ll go to Celtic then.

[Chris Smith]

Shame if Celtic have used us a stalking horse to get McGinn over the line, he looks a genuinely good player, and should test himself in a competitive league, not one where there are 30 pre season friendlies and a few local derbies. Oh and going out of Europe at the first opportunity.

I think it is probably his agent using our interest to smoke out a better deal from Celtic. Assuming that is where the player wants to go.

[London Villan]

Wasnt he having a medical today?

[Dave P]

With the way Bruce plays you would be better off with Gestede back. Assombolonga always looks out of shape to me, and we have a prolific short fat striker already.

Gestede was a dreadful target man, he attacked a ball well but couldn’t hold up play at all.

Watching him trying to trap the thing was enough to make a grown man weep.

Gestede's second touch was a tackle and his third was an apology.

[cdbearsfan]

I reckon we will get McGinn if it's a choice between us and Celtic. And Rodgers sounds like he fancies the Villa job at some point in the future.

[Boz]

I reckon we will get McGinn if it's a choice between us and Celtic. And Rodgers sounds like he fancies the Villa job at some point in the future.

I hope not, let him stay at Celtic and keep on believing he's managing a top European club.

[Percy McCarthy]

I reckon we will get McGinn if it's a choice between us and Celtic. And Rodgers sounds like he fancies the Villa job at some point in the future.

Just sounds like he knows a bit about football clubs to me.

[Steve67]

Can Celtic go any higher? No.  This is all about ambition for me.  If McGinn really wants to push himself he will join a club outside of Scotland, even if that isn't Villa.  Celtic are a great club but in a very small league and no opportunity to advance, other than a few Champs League games where they are considered the minnows or wooden spoonsists of that group.  I know he has family ties up there and Celtic are his boyhood club, I wouldn't blame him for taking the easy option and not have to move house etc but a move down south shows ambition.  We will see what happens. I am certainly not going to get as excited as I was when we were chasing the likes of Gueye, Veretout and Ayew when there was almost a frenzy and not wanting to miss out on them.

[mr underhill]

he needs to make up his mind sharpish , time is running out and we'll need all of it to get someone else in.

[Des Little]

I think he’ll let his heart rule his head and choose Celtic. Shame if he does mind you, as I think he’d be great for us.

[Ads]

I doubt Celtic have offered him £23k p/w as has been reported. They cannot afford wages like that when realistically Brown is likely to be the starter for the next 2 seasons.

At Hibbs he's on less than £5k.

[cdbearsfan]

he needs to make up his mind sharpish , time is running out and we'll need all of it to get someone else in.

Are we sure the delay is on his side and the move isn't dependent on the Grealish sale going through?

[cheltenhamlion]

£15k I heard and that is a lot more than Celtic can pony up. Cash/career vs loyalty to your boyhood team. I have said I would give Jack a pass in the same situation. McGinn is no different really.

[four fornicholl]

Must of been asked already, but who's doing the dealing at our end?