West Ham United are reportedly plotting a move for Hibernian’s John McGinn.
According to the Daily Record, West Ham United are plotting their move for Hibernian midfielder John McGinn after watching him in action against Aberdeen on Saturday afternoon.
McGinn, 23, has been the heartbeat of the Hibernian midfield since his 2015 move from St Mirren, notching 16 goals in 123 games whilst even earning five caps for Scotland at international level.
The midfielder is attracting major interest off the back of his displays for Hibs though, and the Daily Record report that West Ham sent assistant manager Billy McKinlay to watch McGinn in action against Aberdeen this past weekend.
West Ham appear to be plotting their summer move for McGinn, and that means that Celtic may well be handed just a matter of months to decide whether to launch their own bid.
Back in February 2017, Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers told The Scottish Sun that he was a big fan of McGinn, even claiming that any manager would love to have him, praising his work rate, defensive work and tactical understanding.
Many have earmarked McGinn as a future successor to Scott Brown in the Celtic midfield, as whilst McGinn hasn’t so far managed to get the best of Brown in a game, some believe he has the potential to play a similar role for club or country.
Rodgers’ comments on McGinn last year suggest that he is firmly on Celtic’s radar, despite having a host of midfielders already, and West Ham’s interest may turn this into a make or break situation for Celtic regarding their interest in McGinn.
Celtic still have time to make their move, but if they do see him as being a successor to Brown, then they may have only a matter of months to decide to challenge West Ham – or face losing him to the Premier League.
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