Perhaps I phrased it badly. What I meant was that a bigger club would have signed him by now.
I recall two(?) years ago we were linked with him. Klopp even asked Robertson about him. But he signed a new contract with Villa.
He wasn't a popular target among the fans (esp on here, iirc). I think it's more to do with his unglamorous image. Klopp would have worked wonders with him, if we'd signed him earlier.
I wanted us to sign McGinn three years ago.