Christian Fassnacht has opened up on why he swapped the chance for more Swiss league titles, and Champions League football, to join Norwich City.

The midfielder was impressive again in the 3-1 Championship win over Millwall, after notching his first goal in the previous league trip to Southampton, following his summer move.

Fassnacht won the league and cup double at Young Boys last season but passed up another crack at the Champions League to join the Canaries’ promotion bid.

The 29-year-old could have been in group stage play-off action on Wednesday, as the Swiss drew their first leg 0-0 against Maccabi Haifa, but is now in line to feature at Huddersfield this weekend.

“I want to develop as a footballer and as a person,” he said. “In terms of name and reputation, (Norwich City) belongs in the Premier League. We don’t even have to talk about the infrastructure. It’s just phenomenal. In a different league.

“For example, we always complete our training session on three pitches. If we are on the last pitch towards the end of training, the first one we used is already mowed and maintained.

“There are good guys here. And the way football is played also suits me. There’s a lot of speed in it, a high intensity.”

Fassnacht admitted it was tough to leave Young Boys, where he was one of the leaders in the dressing room. The international is still adapting to his new surroundings, and status, within David Wagner’s squad.

“At YB, I was asked for my opinion on all kinds of topics. It’s clear that this is not yet the case here at Norwich,” said Fassnacht, interviewed by Swiss daily newspaper Blick. “Nevertheless, I have to get used to not wanting to get involved in everything.

“It was a great time (at YB), I felt right at home at the club. I shed a tear or two. Luckily, no one was there when I took my things out of my locker.”

Fassnacht marked his first league start for City last weekend with a key role in Ashley Barnes’ match-sealing strike against the Lions.

“I am very happy that we have him. You can see in every training session that he progresses and makes steps forward,” said Wagner, speaking recently on a player he worked with in Zurich. “No one should underestimate that in Switzerland they play some decent football as well.

“He played in the Champions League, Europa League, World Cup, Euros as well. So he played on some other stages rather than only in Switzerland.

“But no one can really think about how big it is to leave your home country and come to a new country. But he is a very intelligent guy, very open-minded, so he adapts very well.”