Town are reported to be the latest club to show interest in Aberdeen’s Northern Ireland international winger Niall McGinn, who is out of contract in the summer and set to leave Pittodrie.

According to the Daily Record, the Blues are the most recent side to have “registered an interest” in the 29-year-old, who scored his 13th goal of the season in Friday's 7-0 win at Dundee.

League One promotion chasers Sheffield United and Bolton Wanderers are also said to be keen on the former Dungannon Swifts, Derry City and Celtic man, who also spent time on loan at Brentford earlier in his career, while Hearts and Oxford United have reportedly both offered him a pre-contract agreement for next season.

Town boss Mick McCarthy is said to be a big fan of the wideman and hopes to bring him to Portman Road.

McGinn, who has won 50 full caps, scoring three goals, was previously interesting the Blues in 2008 when they lost out to Celtic.

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blueblood66 added 12:06 - Apr 2 Why would he come here when we dont even know who the manager will be?
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ClausThomsen added 12:12 - Apr 2 The idea of McCarthy making another signing as ITFC manager is just madness.
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ClausThomsen added 12:13 - Apr 2 The fact he's still here is madness enough!
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12th_Man added 12:13 - Apr 2 What a load of cr@p
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parkinshair added 12:18 - Apr 2 We as yet don't know what division we will be playing in next season and there is a huge question mark over the manager in the summmer be it with him or the club. Why would anyone be talking about targets?
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Michael11 added 12:20 - Apr 2 I could score 13 goals in Scotland.
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BlueMachines added 12:23 - Apr 2 We never play wingers! We sign them but thats as far as it goes. We have strikers and central midfielders to play on the wing!!
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Cloddyseedbed added 12:24 - Apr 2 Another winger to add to the list of ones that in MM's thoughts are not good enough to play, get in the team or defend enough, wingers, wingers bl**dy wingers, we all know we'd love wingers to rip down the wing, shoot or put crosses of quality in the box, but he just won't feckin let them!!!!!!!!!!!! They must defend and or tuck in and break down the oppositions attack.

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rgp1 added 12:36 - Apr 2 I'd say looking at the photo he is p1ssed off cos we have offered him £1.50 a week for 4 years!
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ASAx added 12:44 - Apr 2 What's a winger???
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pointofblue added 13:10 - Apr 2 We can't afford to compete with Sheffield United or Bolton apparently so... this is a non-starter anyway.
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Suffolk_n_Good added 13:30 - Apr 2 Linked with..... interested in..... monitoring...... watching...... sent scouts to see...... Heard it all before, I'll waiting til a players signed the contract if that's ok....
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Coco added 13:43 - Apr 2 JUST GO MICK.
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sixtyblue added 13:50 - Apr 2 Mick should be told to forget transfers and get on with the job in hand which he is making a right old hash of in the last twenty four months
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BlueArrow added 13:54 - Apr 2 Rgp1 we won't pay that much. Come on get real. Pmsl
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dirtydingusmagee added 14:39 - Apr 2 Bluemachine, if he signed a winger that would free Freddie up to play as left back.
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dirtydingusmagee added 14:42 - Apr 2 Asa ,a winger is someone who moans all the time .
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dirtydingusmagee added 14:48 - Apr 2 the fact we was interested 8 years ago and he still isn't here says it all, give it another 8 years and just maybe......by then .ITFC will be in a pub league if the tw#ts running the club now are still here .
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daleellis1983 added 14:55 - Apr 2 We binned off the 3 point strategy already?
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rendoblue added 15:54 - Apr 2 I was linked with a Audi A6 s line but will probably settle for leasing a Ford Focus estate. A lot of people will still think not a bad purchase but similar to most town story's at present at lot of people are past caring.
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ArnieM added 16:32 - Apr 2 Not sure about yet another winger ( who would no doubt sit out games on the bench). It the defence which is actually poor. Hoe many soft goals is it now?. Which is probably why MM often goes for a defensive midfield to bolster the back line deficiencies. We need to build a back line around Webster, Kenlock and possibly Emmanuel and Spence. I'm not convinced Smith is good enough, whilst Berra/ Chambers ate not the future and are likely to leave in the summer anyway . Building has to begin from the back forwards.

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jas0999 added 16:32 - Apr 2 I would suggest there are more pressing matters, such as changing the manager and who knows, possibly even Evans deciding to sell up?
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TractorCam added 16:35 - Apr 2 This guy was brilliant in the euros. But why are we being linked with players, when we 'supposedly' don't know who the manager is going to be?
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brittaniaman added 17:11 - Apr 2 Is Dino still here ?????? another rumoured signing which will not happen so why do these keep coming in to Print !! Dino should be planning his Farewell Party !!!
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blueboy1981 added 17:28 - Apr 2 ....... why put such nonsense on here ? - just forget it. How many times has this happened with NO end result ? - almost as boring and long playing as McCarthy himself. Only freebies, has beens, and never will be's, will want to play under such a Manager anyway. Our Club has lost it's appeal to players with more to offer - and we all know it's true.
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