JASON McCarthy has left Millwall to re-join Wycombe Wanderers on a three-year deal.
Wycombe boss Gareth Ainsworth hailed the defender as “an outstanding professional” after securing his return following one season with the Lions.
McCarthy, 24, played just five times for Millwall, making only one league start, a 2-1 defeat at home to QPR last September.
McCarthy went back to the Championship new boys on loan last January, but after football resumed in June the club couldn’t afford to keep him on.
The Chairboys were promoted to the second tier for the first time in their 133-year history after beating Oxford 2-1 in the play-off final at Wembley.
Ainsworth told Wycombe’s website: “Jason is an outstanding professional, on and off the pitch, and is a perfect fit for Wycombe Wanderers, which is why we’ve brought him back here a number of times now.
“Ever since he was a young lad at Southampton, we spotted great potential in him and he’s lived up to that every time he’s pulled on the shirt. He can play in a number of positions which will be invaluable for us with so many games coming thick and fast in the Championship, and he’s an extremely popular member of the changing room.
“It was a shame we weren’t able to extend his loan for the play-offs but we know he was right behind the boys and his video message was one of the last things they watched before they left the hotel that night before the game. Now he’s back where he belongs and I’m really pleased to have added him to the squad with Uche Ikpeazu, Giles Phillips and more to follow.”
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