Newcastle plan £30million raid for John McGinn if Aston Villa are relegated - 7M sport

Newcastle plan £30million raid for John McGinn if Aston Villa are relegated

EXCLUSIVE John McGinn is on Newcastle's radar in a £30million transfer move if Aston Villa fail to keep their place in the Premier League and are relegated


Posted Monday, April 13, 2020 by Dailystar.co.uk

Newcastle are poised with a £30m bid to land Aston Villa midfielder John McGinn.

Toon boss Steve Bruce is set to raid his former club if Villa end up being relegated from the top flight.

It was Bruce who gave McGinn his big break in England when he signed him for the Midlands outfit for a bargain £2.5m from Hibs back in August 2018.

Villa were in the Championship and though Bruce was sacked three months later after a bad start, McGinn then played a starring role as they put in a grandstand finish to the season.

With the Scotland international in the engine room, Villa strung together 10 back-to-back wins to emerge from the chasing pack and clinch promotion through the play-offs.

Newcastle plan £30million raid for John McGinn if Aston Villa are relegated
Newcastle are ready to make a move for Aston Villa star John McGinn

McGinn's value skyrocketed on the back of that plus a seamless progression to the Premier League this season.

The 25-year-old has been out since December after breaking his ankle but is now close to being ready for Villa's desperate scramble to get out of the bottom three.

If Dean Smith's men confirm their Premier League status then they shouldn't have too much trouble fending off enquiries for McGinn.

But if they don't they face the very real prospect of losing him along with prize asset Jack Grealish who has a host of top clubs waiting.

Grealish will be one of the hottest properties around once transfer activity resumes with Manchester United, Tottenham and Everton all ready to fork out £50m-plus to land him.

The consequences of relegation would be bleak for Villa who have sailed close to the wind in terms of Financial Fair Play regulations.

They spent £120m on players after winning promotion last summer and in February announced a £68.9m loss for the previous financial year.

They have wealthy backers in Nassef Sawiris and Wes Edens but relegation would invariably see star names such as Grealish, McGinn and defender Tyrone Mings heading for the exit door.

Record signing Wesley has revealed he's making great progress after his horror knee injury.

The £22m striker is on course to be back for the start of next season following cruciate knee ligament surgery.

The 23-year-old's season came crashing to a halt when was carried off on a stretcher just over three months ago against Burnley.

The big striker snapped his anterior cruciate ligament but is jogging again and is doing rehab in the pool and on his bike back at home in Brazil.



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