"Chelsea gave me a lot in my career. Now I go there not as an enemy, but as an opponent who works for a different club. The fans of Chelsea understand I am on a different side now," Makelele told the Welsh club's website (www.swanseacity.net).
"But I can't and won't forget my time there. I see two clubs -- Real Madrid and Chelsea -- as my home. I am happy to go 'home' on Saturday. But my focus now is with Swansea, and hopefully we will get a good result there."
Swansea have won four of their last six league games, a run of form which has propelled the club from the depths of the Premier League up to 15th, four points ahead of the bottom three with 13 games remaining.
"It will be a difficult game. To win at that stadium is very difficult -- it's one of the most difficult places to win in the Premier League," Makelele added.
"Forget about the table -- that's the first thing (manager) Paul (Clement) will tell them."
(Reporting by Shravanth Vijayakumar in Bengaluru)
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