Former England midfielder Jack Wilshere had one eye on the future when he was tempted away from his academy role at Arsenal last October to become a first-team coach at Norwich City.
Having won 32 caps, appeared at the 2014 World Cup and Euro 2016, and picked up two FA Cup winners' medals as a player, he now has the ambition of one day forging a career in management.
And moving back into what he calls the "real world" of men's football, he has been so intent on establishing his coaching credentials at Championship level that the attractions of the city have barely registered.