Joe Willock couldn’t be any prouder of Reiss Nelson.
The duo came through our academy system together and Nelson was also the player who came off when Willock made his senior debut from the bench during last season’s Carabao Cup win over Doncaster Rovers.
And after Nelson was named Bundesliga’s Rookie of the Month for scoring three goals for Hoffenheim in October, Willock was quick to praise his good friend.
“Reiss is a very close friend of mine outside of football and every time he does well in a game, it feels like I’m there with him because we’ve been through so much together since we were young,” he told the official matchday programme.