​A two-year contract extension for Bolton Wanderers foward Ruben Rodrigues is a deserved reward for the player’s performances, according to boss Steven Schumacher.The 30-year-old scored twice in the Trotters’ League One play-off final win against Stockport in May and this week agreed a new deal with the Championship club.”He’s been a really important player for us – we knew the quality he had and it was a brilliant bit of business for us in January,” Schumacher told BBC Radio Manchester.”He started the pre-season really well but then unfortunately picked up an injury, but we spoke last week and I said he deserves rewarding with a new contract and thankfully he’s agreed to the terms.”Rodrigues injured his knee in the Carabao Cup defeat by Sheffield Wednesday on 8 August and missed the league win against Preston last weekend, but Schumacher is hopeful of having him back sooner than initially expected. “He went to see a knee specialist and he was really pleased with the strengthening of the knee. He scanned it further and said there was no major damage so hopefully it’s on the shorter end of the scale of the four-to-six-weeks prognosis,” said Schumacher.Bolton visit QPR in the Championship on Saturday (15:00 BST).Listen to more Bolton Wanderers interviews and content on BBC Sounds.[BBC]