Sam Lammers made his Twente Enschede debut and then backed himself to put his Rangers misery behind him.
The Dutch striker ended an unhappy spell at Ibrox where he netted just two goals in 31 appearances before resurrecting his career in his homeland with Utrecht on loan.
Twente snapped him up for £2.5 million and it was reported the 27-year-old has agreed to a significant drop in wages to play for the club.
And, after making his bow in a 45-minute cameo in a friendly against German side Paderborn, Lammers can't wait to get started at his new club in the Eredivisie.
He said: "It happened very quickly. I signed from Rangers on the Friday and made my debut the next day. But that's the best way I think.
"I chose Twente over other clubs because of my conversations with the people at the club. I just got a certain feeling from them.
"They have big plans for the club and so do I.
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"I've played football at Utrecht for the last six months and I think it's also good for me to play in the Netherlands. I think I've made good progress in recent years, but particularly at Utrecht. I want to continue that and at Twente, that's a good opportunity.
"I still have a lot of ambitions myself and Twente has them too. The progress they have made in recent years speaks for themselves."
And Twente technical direct Arnold Bruggink admitted he didn't think they could pull off such a transfer coup.
He said: "This transfer seemed unachievable at first.
"But as always in a transfer window, opportunities arise.
"And Sam made it clear he wanted to play which was an advantage to us. I think he fits in very well with us as a striker and in terms of personality."
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