Centre-half Paul Reid will not be fit in time for the start of the new season, due to an on-going knee injury.
Reid picked up the injury during the U's draw at Huddersfield Town in early March and was sidelined for the remainder of the 2008/09 campaign.
Speaking to the East Anglian Daily Times, Reid confirmed: "The consultant basically explained to me that I had suffered quite a big injury, so I mustn't rush it. At the beginning I was told that I would be out for six months, and it's only four months since I did the injury, so I'm still confident of getting back to full fitness by then.
"However, it seems that I will definitely miss the start of the new season, which is disappointing.
"I didn't want to miss pre-season, because it can be so difficult to catch up."
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