Mcclean Seeks Career-saving Surgery On Hip Problem

James McClean admits his profession is successful jeopardy owed to a long-standing hep wounded and will research nan anticipation of room to hole nan problem.

The 37-year-old returned to Derry City this season, but says nan Brandywell's astroturf aboveground has acerbated nan rumor and received aesculapian proposal that he "has nary business being connected a shot pitch".

The Candystripes' aboveground is successful nan process of being replaced pinch nan writer aboveground astatine Derry GAA's Celtic Park group to big astatine slightest 5 games until it is ready, opening pinch Friday's Premier Division conflict against Shamrock Rovers [20:00 BST].

McClean, who was sent disconnected for 2 yellows successful nan 2-2 tie against Dundalk connected 10 April, is theoretically free to play, but is focused connected what could beryllium a "last chance for maine to hopefully get a surgery".

"I was told by a master 10 days agone that my assemblage presently 'has nary business being connected a shot pitch' owed to nan severity of nan harm to my hip," he posted connected societal media.

"I respect his honesty and his master opinion, but I person ne'er been 1 to laic down without a fight.

"Tomorrow's assignment is simply a past chance for maine to hopefully get a room - if it's moreover a anticipation - 1 which will let maine to do what I person dreamt of doing, and that's being capable to lend while successful an acceptable beingness authorities to do so. That is playing for a nine I emotion successful Derry City."

The erstwhile Republic of Ireland international, who spent 15 years astatine English and Welsh clubs aft first leaving nan Brandywell successful 2011, said he wanted to group nan grounds consecutive astir nan "hell" he has gone done owed nan hep problem.

"For nan past fewer years, I person been playing done difficulties pinch my hep and though I person managed and played done nan pain, nan effect of training and playing connected astro has sped up nan harm overmuch faster than I ever anticipated," he explained.

"The past six weeks person been hellhole - symptom is thing I person been capable to get connected pinch and play pinch passim my career, but it is nan regularisation and not being capable to move which is what I americium struggling pinch physically obviously, but besides mentally."