Ronan Darcy is being linked with a move to another League Two just days after his loan at Chesterfield came to an end.

The 25-year-old made 31 appearances and scored three goals for the Spireites in the first of this campaign after he joined on a season loan from Wigan Athletic. But it was confirmed last week that the Blues had opted to activate a break clause in the deal and the attacking midfielder has since returned to the Latics.

Town believed that Darcy might struggle to get regular time for them in the second-half of the season after they signed Will Dickson on a permanent deal from Manchester City and with Dilan Markanday and Armando Dobra edging closer to full fitness after injury.

Wigan manager Ryan Lowe made it clear last summer that Darcy was not in his plans and he made the switch to Chesterfield, going viral with a superb individual goal against Harrogate Town.

According to reports, Darcy is now being linked with a loan move back to one of his old clubs, Crawley Town. Darcy won promotion from League Two with the Reds in 2024, with his form catching the eye of the Wigan, who signed him a year ago for a fee.

If the transfer goes ahead, Darcy would link up with manager Scott Lindsey, who was in charge the last time he was there. However, Crawley are in a different spot to a couple of years ago, sitting just one place and one point above the relegation zone, having not won in 12 in all competitions.

On letting Darcy return to Wigan, Gary Roberts said: “We thank Ronan. It has been a successful loan for us. He has done really well. He is a really good player. He is a really good kid. Our thinking was that we have got Dobra and Markanday coming back, Will Dickson, so he might not have got as many minutes as he would have liked and Ronan has got to play because he is such a good player.”