St Mirren distract him on the pitch. The Buddies turned down a derisory bid from English League One side Rotherham for the centre back over the summer, with the 23-year-old’s contract set to expire in January.
The Irishman sat out the first two Premiership games of the season, before an injury to Charles Dunne saw him return to Jim Goodwin’s starting XI.
McCarthy is adamant he’s fully focused on doing his talking on the pitch, while also revealing talks are still ongoing about signing a new deal in Paisley.
He told Renfrewshire Live Sport: “It (the speculation) hasn’t affected me at all. I’ve put it to one side.“The interest was flattering at the time but the window is closed now so my full focus is on St Mirren.Renfrewshire Live, the new.
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