Former Sheffield Wednesday player Chris Waddle has urged new Owls striker Harry Gray to make the most of his loan move from Leeds United and establish himself in senior football. The advice matters because the move gives the highly rated teenager a chance for regular first-team experience while Sheffield Wednesday seek attacking options for the season ahead.

Gray, 17, has joined Wednesday on a season-long loan from Leeds after earlier gaining experience with Rotherham United. Waddle’s central message was that Gray should work hard, embrace the opportunity and demonstrate his ability, rather than relying on his reputation as a promising young forward.