John McGinn “delighted” he chose Aston Villa over Celtic

Aston Villa midfielder John McGinn says he has no regrets over signing for the Midlands club over Celtic.

The 24-year-old penned a four-year deal at Villa Park in the summer, joining from Hibernian.

He had been tipped to make a switch to boyhood club Celtic instead, but the lure of Villa proved to be too much.

Speaking to talkSPORT, McGinn says he thinks he made the correct decision:

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I loved Celtic all my life but it wasn’t to be.

There was a lot of complications (with the Celtic approach). At the end of the day, Aston Villa just felt right and I’m delighted I made this choice.

No (I don’t regret missing Celtic switch). You cannot look back and think what if. I’m playing for Aston Villa, it’s a massive club and I’ve got great coaches round me.

McGinn has been a roaring success at Villa this season, proving to be a key man and scoring twice in 14 appearances.

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One of those goals was an outrageous strike against Sheffield Wednesday – a definite contender for Championship Goal of the Season.

He has 13 caps for Scotland and was named Man of the Match on his debut against Denmark in 2016.

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