sentences:  However, as the number of foreign imports grew at Stamford Bridge, he fell further out of the reckoning and joined Reading on loan in December 1999 with a view to a permanent move.Despite scoring three goals including one on his debut, the move fell through and on 10 February he returned to a peripheral role at Stamford Bridge.He joined Grimsby Town on loan on 24 February 2000, and then Colchester United on loan on 6 October the following season.