Emile Heskey says that his son, Jaden, is loving it at Sheffield Wednesday during his loan spell - even with the Owls’ struggles.

The 20-year-old is getting his first real taste of senior football this season after joining Wednesday on loan from Manchester City, and up to now has got nine Championship fixtures under his belt.

Heskey was forced to miss the defeat to Southampton over the weekend due to a knock that he sustained, however there’s hope that he’ll be able to return on Saturday when Henrik Pedersen’s men visit Derby County.

Jaden, as well as his younger brother, Reigen, come from fine footballing stock having seen their dad play over 500 times in the Premier League and on 60+ occasions for England, so they’ll both be well aware of what lies ahead for them.

Jaden Heskey is ‘loving it’ at Sheffield Wednesday

Speaking recently, Emile spoke highly of his eldest’s time at Hillsborough, admitting that - even in tough times - it’s proving to be a good move for the young midfielder.

Speaking courtesy of OLBG, he said, “My oldest son's at Sheffield Wednesday on loan and doing really well in the sense of getting game time. Wednesday are struggling a little bit, but he's loving it. The fans have taken to him and he loves that.

“The younger one's playing under-21s and getting as much game time as possible. They both made their debuts for City, so that's great. Ticked that off 30 years after me! It’s good to see them both doing well.”

Heskey is on loan with the Owls until the end of the season, with his deal at City reportedly set to expire at the end of the current campaign.