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title: "Exclusive: Dean Windass unsure whether John McGinn could cut it at Liverpool"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/exclusive-dean-windass-unsure-whether-john-mcginn-could-cut-it-at-liverpool-e160/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Jake Sanders"
section: "Aston Villa"
published: "2021-07-03T06:00:36Z"
modified: "2021-07-03T06:00:36Z"
---

# Exclusive: Dean Windass unsure whether John McGinn could cut it at Liverpool

**Former Premier League striker Dean Windass has responded to claims that Liverpool could sign John McGinn this summer by questioning whether he’s good enough to get into Jurgen Klopp’s team.**

With Gini Wijnaldum now gone and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s Liverpool [future](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/14859865/liverpool-17m-oxlade-chamberlain-price-dortmund/) in doubt, the Reds are going to need to bolster their midfield department to mount a serious challenge to Manchester City.

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And [The Athletic](https://theathletic.com/2525834/2021/06/22/klopp-impressed-mcginn-liverpool-prepare-life-wijnaldum/) believe that Aston Villa’s McGinn is on Klopp’s wish-list this summer for around [£45-50m](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/15371989/liverpool-mcginn-transfer-klopp-robertson/).

McGinn impressed Klopp first-hand during Villa’s memorable 7-2 victory over Liverpool in October – scoring once and assisting once, two of his [nine](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/john-mcginn/leistungsdaten/spieler/193116/plus/0?saison=2020) goal contributions in 37 appearances last season.

Despite needing a replacement for Dutchman Wijnaldum, Liverpool still have no less than seven players that can play in one of those three midfield positions, including the highly-rated Academy graduate Curtis Jones.

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With that in mind, Windass was asked whether McGinn is could make the step up and play for Klopp’s team.

He exclusively told [The Transfer Tavern](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/):

*“I don’t think so, I’m not saying he’s a bad player, but where is he going to play? You’ve got Thiago, you’ve got Henderson, you’ve got Fabinho, so I can’t see that happening.”*