Henrik Pedersen wants to see more former players form part of the setup at Sheffield Wednesday in the future.

The Owls boss was talking after ex-Owl, Lee Gregory, was spotted at Middlewood Road as he begins his coaching journey by watching some sessions at his old stomping ground, with the 37-year-old local also helping out with the U21s as they took on Hull City and Huddersfield Town. They scored eight goals in those two games - so maybe the former striker had an immediate impact!

Pedersen praised the way that ‘Greggers’ had approached things since returning to S6, and admitted that he’s looking at things in a broader sense as well as he hopes to see more players return to the club having donned the Owls badge in the past.

Lee Gregory has ‘so much’ to give back at Sheffield Wednesday

Speaking to The Star, the Dane said, “To look at it from a bigger perspective, I think - generally - we have to be much, much better at integrating our legends and former players in the club. They have so much to give, and have tried something that most people never try in their lives.

“Lee was in for two days last week and it was amazing to have him around. He’s a fantastic character with a good personality, and he has tried so much as a player. He has so much to give to the young guys, and he’s been a part of the U21 in recent games.

“So it’s nice to have him around. Let’s see what happens in the future, but like I say, it’s a general thing… We need to be much, much better at integrating former players into our club.”

Gregory played over 100 games for Wednesday during his spell with his hometown club, and played a huge role in the promotion season of 2022/23 under Darren Moore.