The talented winger hopes to have three more games at Bolton before returning to Brighton for the summer to decide his next career move.

All signs point to the 20-year-old spending another year out on loan, with some reports suggesting a move abroad could be being lined-up.

Whether Wanderers could make themselves a viable destination once again could hinge on their ability to negotiate the play-offs, starting with a two-legged semi-final against Bradford City.

And Wembley is where Cozier-Duberry has his focus set for the time being, with promotion seen as a fitting reward for the role the club has played in his progress.

“I owe them a lot,” he said. “I have grown up quite a bit here. The players and the staff, they have really helped me come out of my shell.

“It would mean a lot to me to get this club promoted. It’s a really big club and it deserves to be in the Championship, possibly even higher, so it would be great for me to be a part of their history and get them back to that level.”

Asked about his future beyond May, Cozier-Duberry told The Bolton News: “I have had conversations with Brighton and with Bolton, but we will just have to wait and see what the future holds, I’m not too sure yet. It’s still early days.”

Cozier-Duberry picked up the Young Player of the Year and Players’ Player of the Year trophies at Bolton’s end-of-season dinner and had already been selected in League One’s Team of the Year, underlining what a successful season it has already been, individually.

He is determined to sign-off for the summer with some collective success, however, and though defeat on the final day of the season dashed some of the confidence which had been building in the camp, the youngster maintains no permanent damage has been done.

“We are looking forward to it,” he said of the semi-final first leg, on Saturday evening. “I was just talking with the boys and we know it is going to be a tough game, Bradford never make it easy for anyone. We’ll give it our all and hopefully we can come out on top.

“Maybe we’re a bit disappointed we couldn’t have taken more momentum into the play-offs but we can’t be too disappointed. We can’t let it faze us too much though, whoever you get in the play-offs is going to be difficult.

“We’ll look forward to the game, work hard in training and just give it our all.”

Cozier-Duberry missed three months of football with a knee injury but returned last month, scoring twice in the 5-1 win against Stevenage, to signal his comeback to the rest of League One.

“It was very difficult watching the guys and not being able to do anything,” he said. “It is probably the longest injury I have had in my career so far.

“I just had to stay focussed. Big credit to the medical staff because they were on me to make sure I did my rehab properly, making sure that when I returned, I was fit and ready.

“I just wanted to come back the same player, or even better.”