Christian Fassnacht has no plans to leave Norwich City early, even if his first year in English football hasn't gone as well as he hoped.

The Swiss arrived at Carrow Road last summer for just over £1million, having spent the entirety of his career until then in his homeland.

Fassnacht started well, scoring in the second game of the league season as the Canaries drew 4-4 with promotion favourites Southampton, but has seen opportunities to start limited since fellow winger Borja Sainz's return from injury.

The 30-year-old admits he'd hoped for more game time when signing from Swiss champions Young Boys, where he'd been a key player, but has no regrets about his decision.

"It was difficult to break away from my homeland," he said. "But it was the right decision, both from a sporting and a human point of view. I don’t regret anything, even if things could have gone better this season.

"It offers you even better opportunities to develop further individually. That's why it was a step forward for me, even if it's 'only' the second league. Now I'm out of my comfort zone, I like that."

The physicality of the Championship is something that's taken some adapting to for Fassnacht, who first worked under City head coach David Wagner during his short-lived stint as Young Boys boss.

He still expects to be playing his football in England next term, however, as he backs himself to turn things around in yellow and green.

"The intensity of the games is brutal," he continued, speaking to SRF. "We don't have VAR, which means there are no longer interruptions.

"The game just never stops, and then it's a little dirtier than the game in England in general. It just keeps happening.

"I definitely want to assert myself abroad. I'm not going to break up my camp prematurely just because things didn't quite work out the way I had imagined. I know what I can do."