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Niall McGinn determined to leave the Dons as a cup winner

Niall McGinn
Niall McGinn

Aberdeen attacking midfielder Niall McGinn would love to end his Dons career as a Scottish Cup winner.

The 29-year-old is set to leave Pittodrie when his contract expires in the summer for a new challenge south of the border.

Ipswich Town, Bolton Wanderers and Sheffield United are leading the chase for the Northern Ireland international.

But with the Dons in pole position to finish second in the Scottish Premiership and with a Scottish Cup semi-final against Hibernian on the horizon, McGinn is determined to sign off at Pittodrie in style.

McGinn, who joined the Dons from Celtic in 2012, believes Scottish Cup success would be a fitting end to his time at the club.

He said: “A Scottish Cup medal would be great.

“When we won the League Cup in 2014, there was an unbelievable buzz about the place.

“My last five years at Aberdeen have been really good.

“Coming here restarted my career. Aberdeen helped me massively, with my international career as well.

“When I came to Aberdeen I was playing a lot of football for the first time since I left Derry City.

“It went from strength to strength and I have close to 70 goals for the club and chipped in with a lot of assists. I have won a few personal awards as well. It has been great, so I want to keep that going.”

Before their Hampden showdown with Hibernian, the Dons take on St Johnstone at McDiarmid Park this afternoon.

For McGinn, it is a chance to make amends after last week’s 3-0 loss against Rangers.

He said: “The rivalry between Aberdeen and Rangers means you want to win those big games.

“They are the games the supporters remember and turn out in their numbers for. It was disappointing but if we get to another cup final, go to Ibrox and win and get second place it will be an unbelievable season for us.

“We just have to focus on ourselves but we are still nine points clear.

“As professionals, we never like to lose. We always look forward to the next game and that is against a very good St Johnstone side.

“McDiarmid Park is always a tough place to go to. We know if we show up and take our chances then it can be a good day for us.

“That would set us up nicely for the semi-final.”