Jurgen Klopp's recent comments regarding Liverpool youngster Conor Bradley have been more than justified after he collected three end-of-season awards at Bolton Wanderers.
Bradley, 19, has helped Ian Evatt's side to a play-off place as they chase down promotion to the Championship and featured for the entirety of their recent 2-0 win over Fleetwood Town at the weekend.
Having collected Player of the Year, been named Players’ Player of the Year and shared Young Player of the Year at the club's end-of-the-season presentation, the news will serve as a huge boost to those hoping to see the teenager in action for the Reds next season.
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“It’s been a fantastic year and one I’ve really enjoyed. I’m thankful to everyone at the club for the support they’ve given me,” said Bradley, who has also lifted the Papa Johns Trophy this campaign. Klopp has already confirmed Bradley will be "our player" next season, but has indicated another loan move may make sense.
Bradley added: “To win these awards is very special and a massive honour. It’s really nice to be voted for by your team-mates, as they’re the ones who see the hard work you put in, and also from the fans. Nothing would be possible without them. To put myself in the history of Bolton is a massive honour.”
Elsewhere, it was a special return to action for Sepp van den Berg in the Bundesliga just days ago, with the Reds loanee returning to the Schalke first-team from the bench with less than 15 minutes to go against Werder Bremen, having spent seven months on the sidelines with a ligament injury.
It got even better for the former Preston man, as he converted a left-footed finish from the edge of the box to level the scoring at 1-1. Dominic Drexler netted a later winner as they went on to win 2-1 and boost their hopes of staying in the German top-flight this season.
“I am simply delighted. I made my return, I got my first goal for Schalke and most importantly, we picked up three important points as a team,” said Van den Berg.
“A lot of things went through my head in that moment. I have been out injured for more than half a year and I have worked day in, day out to finally be able to play in this wonderful stadium again. It’s like a dream.”
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