£18m wouldn’t buy you Super John McGinn’s huge value to Aston Villa in the dressing-room, setting standards, helping new players settle in and other roles as a highly respected club captain. £18m wouldn’t buy you anyone close as a replacement for McGinn on the pitch either. He played 49 times for Villa last season, started home and away against PS-G, even scoring. McGinn’s a leader in a sport not awash with them. He’s a battler and a good midfielder.
£18m doesn’t buy you a player with a year left on his contract, let alone two like McGinn. £18m is a low-ball offer, even if simply testing the water. Yes, he’s 30, but in a 16-man game nowadays, in a season that could stretch beyond 50 games, McGinn still has a major part to play, even if increasingly as an impact sub. Every team, every club needs a McGinn, an honest, hard-working pro.
Also, at a club like Villa with famous, historic Scottish roots (going back to Perthshire-born driving force William McGregor) it's a source of pride to have a Scotland international like McGinn representing them.
Any club interested in McGinn has to offer far more than £18m. A club as clued-up as Villa, and as well-run on the recruitment side, know McGinn’s value to them on and off the pitch. A contract extension surely awaits? #AVFC
Exclusive: Boubacar Kamara has signed a new contract at #AVFC.
Significant coup for Villa to finalise extension after months of negotiations - official announcement expected soon. Story @TheAthleticFC
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@theavfcfaithful If this is true, it might not be a bad shout. Clearly the club want 40 million but no one wants pay that sum. If he’s given the number 9 and bangs in a few goals, might just drive up the interest/value for the next window
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🚨 Aston Villa hold preliminary talks with Chelsea over move for Conor Gallagher. #AVFC also in contact with 24yo’s camp. Unai Emery huge admirer + emerging as a top target. #CFC retain interest in Jhon Duran - among candidates for No.9 role @TheAthleticFC https://t.co/dTZPoBhtwl
🚨🟣🔵 Unai Emery has signed new five year deal at Aston Villa valid until June 2029!
After extending the contract last month, he’s now signed new agreement with salary increase.
“I am very happy of leading this club. There’s a great chemistry in Aston Villa”.