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title: "Bruce hints at summer move for McKenna"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Ryan Darby"
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published: "2018-09-19T14:09:48Z"
modified: "2018-09-19T14:09:48Z"
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# Bruce hints at summer move for McKenna

Steve Bruce has dropped a big hint that Aston Villa could reignite their interest in Aberdeen defender Scott McKenna in the summer.

[According to a report from the Evening Express](https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/aberdeen-fc/donsnews/villa-boss-bruce-still-interested-in-mckenna/), Bruce confirmed that the club made a move for the player, but were met with a firm answer that the player is not for sale.

Bruce draws comparisons to Tottenham’s pursuit of Jack Grealish and how they refused to sell the player.

> I spoke to Derek McInnes 10 days before (the window closed). But the stance was that he wasn’t for sale.
>
> It was like us with (Jack) Grealish – he wasn’t for sale in this window. We didn’t like to hear that, but a bit like what we did with Jack, they did with Scott McKenna. He is someone we have had a look at, Scott. But there are two or three other players in Scotland we have been looking at as well. We will see what develops.

![Nathan Stirk/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readastonvilla.com/readastonvilla/2018/09/1024850042.jpg)

Villa had been searching for a new central defender throughout the summer after losing John Terry.

McKenna was one of the many players to be linked with a move to Villa Park, with suggestions a £7 million bid was made.

Aberdeen are fully aware interest in the defender is mounting, with Celtic also having a bid for the player rejected during the summer transfer window.