Russell Martin is prepared to put personal connections to one side ahead of his Norwich City reunion this weekend. 

The Swansea City boss could see his team leapfrog the Canaries and potentially find themselves inside the division's top six with a victory over his former employers on Saturday. 

Martin enjoyed a long-standing relationship with the Canaries during his playing days, spending over nine years with the club - racking up over 300 appearances in yellow and green. 

He remains a hugely popular figure in Norfolk having captained the club to their Play-Off Final win over Middlesbrough in 2015 and played more Premier League games for the club than any other player.  

After departing the club in 2018, Martin signed for MK Dons after a brief spell with Walsall, eventually becoming their manager before moving on to Swansea in 2021. 

Saturday marks his first reunion with Norwich - but Martin is prepared to put personal emotion to one side as he plots another win for his side. 

"My kids were all born in Norwich, I really enjoyed living there, but the day you leave, it's done. You realise that," Martin said.

"It really hurt at the time, but then you move on. The only thing it hurts is your own ego." 

Questions over his future with the Welsh club have intensified since the summer, especially with Swansea discovering form prior to the World Cup hiatus. 

Some reports have already tipped Martin as a potential successor to under-pressure Dean Smith should Norwich opt to make a change in the future.

Martin is thinking philosophically about his next steps - but reiterated how much he enjoys working at Swansea. 

"I will end up where I end up," he told the BBC.

The Pink Un: Russell Martin spent nine years at Norwich City - making over 300 appearances for the club.Russell Martin spent nine years at Norwich City - making over 300 appearances for the club. (Image: Paul Chesterton/Focus Images Ltd)

"People ring me all the time and say you are linked with this job or that, what are you thinking? I don't care about that. It's not on my radar.

"I would never come out and say I am going to be here for 10 years - I don't know what's going to happen.

"But if I am still here in 10 years and still enjoying it as much as I am now, I would be happy with that - and I don't think that's a lack of ambition.

"I think the biggest ambition you can have is to love what you are doing every day, because that's not easy to attain. I am really fortunate to have that."