Higgins rules out James McClean's Derry City comeback - 'let's get real, people'

HOMECOMING? James McClean of Wigan Athletic. (Photo by Charlotte Tattersall/Getty Images)

Ruaidhrí Higgins has dampened talk of an imminent return by James McClean to Derry City – dismissing the prospect as “unrealistic”.

The Ireland international (33) has spoken of his desire to end his career with his hometown club he departed for Sunderland in 2011.