Shrewsbury Town's loan midfielder Sean Thornton has returned to Leyton Orient after Shrews decided he was out of their price range.
"He's done well for us for a month, but we can only bring in players we can afford," boss Paul Simpson told BBC Radio Shropshire.
The ex-Sunderland man had wanted to stay but his wage demands were the stumbling block.
Shrewsbury must now restart paying Marc Pugh who is back from loan at Luton.
Town will keep tabs on Thornton in case things change, but the injured Paul Murray could be returning soon.
Murray ruptured an Achilles tendon early in the season but rejoined training late last week.
"He's doing really well, and we now need to build up his fitness levels," Simpson said.
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