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John McGinn Celtic transfer miss revisited as Brendan Rodgers 'wasn't convinced' claim made

Celtic interest in John McGinn has been revisited ahead of the Aston Villa midfielder's 50th cap for Scotland.

The midfielder is set to enter the nation's footballing Hall of Fame when he stands in as captain for tonight's match against Republic of Ireland at Hampden. He moved to the Villans in 2018 and Steven Gerrard has named him as captain, but Celtic tried and failed to snap him up four summer transfer windows ago while Brendan Rodgers was manager.

It's on the mind of Hoops hero Peter Grant, who has debated the failed transfer on Sportsound with another ex-Parkhead star, John Collins. He asked the former Hibs manager: "People talk about the Celtic scenario and them missing out on John. That was always my worry for John when Brendan was there, that Brendan Rodgers didn't push the boat out as he didn't think he was technically good enough to play in his side.

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