Colchester United have cancelled the contract of striker Joel Thomas.The Frenchman is now set to leave the club after appearing in just six matches during his year-long stay at the Community Stadium.

The 23-year-old joined from Scottish Premier League side Hamilton Academical last summer, before rejoining them on loan in January.

Colchester manager John Ward told the club's website: "He told me four times that he wanted to leave the club."

He added: "We were happy to discuss that as long as it was our terms.

"We quickly agreed that it would be the right thing for the club, if he didn't want to be here and agreed to cancel the contract."

Source: BBC Sport