WHAT he lacks in stature, he makes up for in belief and ambition.

Wes Foderingham has set his sights high and is out to make a big impression at Rangers.

He arrived at Murray Park yesterday to put pen-to-paper on a three-year deal to become the third signing of the summer by new boss Mark Warburton.

The keeper spoke of how Warburton sold him on a move to Ibrox and his reasons for spurning a move to the English Championship to sign on in Scotland’s second tier.

He is the former England youth star who has dreams of playing Champions League football and who is determined to make the most of the opportunity of a lifetime.

At 24, Foderingham fits the Warburton identikit as he bids to progress his career with Rangers after making his breakthrough with Swindon in recent seasons.

The keeper is not an imposing figure that will stand out as a giant in his area, but Rangers fans will hope his talents will set him apart as he looks to play a key role in the Ibrox revolution.

“Iker Casillas wasn’t the biggest, but he was once the best goalkeeper in the world,” Foderingham said.

“If height was the ultimate factor in goalkeeping, then there wouldn’t be any goalkeepers in the Premier League at 6ft 1’.

“There are other parts to the game. I like to think I have got attributes that compensate for that.

“It is not something I have had to battle against. I get opportunities and thankfully enough I have taken them.

“Nobody has looked at me and said ‘you know what, we can’t take him because he is too small’.

“There are goalkeepers in the Premier League that are the same size as me and they are there because they are good goalkeepers, not because they are 6ft 5’.”

It would not have been Foderingham’s physical frame that would have attracted Warburton to make a move for the former Fulham and Crystal Palace kid.

But the Gers boss clearly has confidence in the attributes of his latest recruit after handing him a three-year deal, with the option of a fourth, to bring him to Ibrox this summer.

And the keeper is sure he can fit into the Warburton way that worked to such impressive effect at Brentford in recent seasons.

Foderingham said: “It is a role that I was playing at Swindon, we played out from the back and the goalkeeper was involved a lot with the ball.

“It was a sweeper/keeper position. I am confident with the ball at my feet.

“It is a part of the game that Mark wants to bring here and bring out in me as well so hopefully I can deliver.”

The chance for Foderingham to show what he can do between the sticks may come sooner rather than later as the new campaign draws ever nearer.

With Steve Simonsen and Lee Robinson off the books, the fight for the Gers gloves is between Foderingham and Cammy Bell this term.

The latest Rangers recruit would appear to be the favourite at present but he is taking nothing for granted ahead of the big kick-off.

He said: “The manager told me this was a great opportunity for myself to showcase my ability and to develop as a goalkeeper as well.

“When you come to any club, there is going to be competition. There isn’t just going to be one goalkeeper in the squad.

“It’s down to whichever goalkeeper is training better and is in better form. That goalkeeper will play. I’m sure it’s no different here than anywhere else.

“I said all summer that I wanted to make a decision based on football and to go to a club where I was going to play and progress. If I didn’t feel I had the capability to play here, I wouldn’t be here.

“I’m delighted to be here. I’m going to work hard in training and hopefully I can get selected.”

With the clock ticking towards Rangers’ Petrofac Training Cup clash with Hibernian, Foderingham will not have to wait long to discover if he will get the nod from Warburton this season.

And the keeper is eager to get down to business after whetting his appetite by taking in his new surroundings before he signed on the dotted line.

“I came here on Monday and had a look at the training facility and the stadium and I was blown away,” Foderingham said.

“The training facility is a top Premier League standard, the stadium is a top Premier League standard.

“I fell in love with the place and the idea and now I can’t wait to get started.”

When Rangers do finally get off and running this season, it will be the start of a second chance and a second shot at glory.

After failing so miserably last time out, there can be no slip-ups this term as Warburton looks to get his rebuilding job off to a flying start.

Foderingham said: “I can remember Rangers playing in the Champions League and watching them there.

“Obviously the club has had financial struggles since then and it has been a difficult period.

“Hopefully, we are seeing the end of that now and the club can move up and bring the good times back to Rangers.”