GAEL BIGIRIMANA has returned to Coventry City after being allowed to leave Newcastle United on loan.

Loan window important for English football claims McClaren

The midfielder, who moved to St James' Park from the Sky Blues in the summer of 2012, has moved to the Ricoh Arena for the rest of the year.

Bigirimana teams up with another Magpie, striker Adam Armstrong, at Coventry after former Middlesbrough manager Tony Mowbray persuaded Steve McClaren to do the deal.