United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaerwants the all-action Scot to add the midfield dynamism he feels his side are lacking.
The Old Trafford club have made background checks on McGinn ahead of their opening offer.
The 24-year-old has enjoyed a meteoric rise since moving to England for a bargain £2.75m from Hibs a year ago.
And Villa rate McGinn so highly they are plotting to tie him down to a new long-term contract.
He won players’ player and fans’ player of the season — ahead of Holte End hero Jack Grealish.
And the Scotland star scored in the play-off final win over Derby that clinched the club’s return to the Premier League.
It would now take a huge fee for Villa to sell McGinn, although United are clearly in the mood to spend after splashing out £50m on right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
United’s executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward explained their transfer strategy in an email sent just ten minutes before the club announced the Wan-Bissaka signing.
It read: “Despite the inflated nature of the transfer market, the recruitment team — in conjunction with the manager — are working calmly behind the scenes to bring in other exciting players that fit their long-term vision for the club.”
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