Goalkeeper Jake Kean has returned to Norwich City following the end of his one-month loan.
The 24-year-old was missing from the squad for the weekend’s Essex derby and U’s boss Kevin Keen as since admitted that it was mutually agreed not to continue the loan.
Speaking to the Colchester Gazette, Keen said: "It was an agreement between the two of us. There were a couple of things that Jake wasn’t happy with, so he’s gone back to Norwich.”
The U’s are not expected to draft in a new goalkeeper, with Keen going on to say "We have Elliott (Parish), Dylan (Barnes) and James Bransgrove until the end of the season and I’m sure that they won’t let us down."
In his short spell at the club, Kean made five appearances and conceded 11 goals.