DOMINIC BALL would welcome a return to Rangers next term if he is sent out on loan from Tottenham Hotspur for another season.

The 20-year-old has been a key member of Mark Warburton’s side in recent months and has impressed in defensive and midfield roles for the Light Blues.

He is set to return to White Hart Lane in the summer and look to force his way into Mauricio Pochettino’s Spurs squad for the new campaign.

But he would be more than happy to head back across the border if the Argentinian decides Ibrox is the best place for him to continue his development.

He said: “Both managers (Pochettino and Warburton) are very similar. They like a high pressing game with high intensity and it’s a lot to do with the mentality.

“Moving from one to the other was easier. I was training with the first-team at Spurs but not really involved.

“Here I was a real part of it. At Spurs there are two or three world class players and I was trying to get in.

“The experience of me coming to Rangers means that I now have more about me to go back to Spurs and try to push again.

“I’d definitely look at it (coming back to Rangers). I’m contracted to Spurs and so far the decisions they have made putting me into certain clubs have been the right ones.

“It’s the manager’s decision based on what I do when I go back on pre-season.

“At the moment it’s hard for me to say as I don’t know what the options will be. But I’ve loved my time at Rangers and it’s a massive thing going into a club where you know the manager and you get on with him.

“It helps massively that he knows what I can bring to the team. As a young player I want to get as much experience as I can.

“In the end there will be a lot of decisions that are out of my hands, but I think they will be the right ones for me.”

Before Ball can think about what his long-term future holds in London, he has two trips to Hampden to focus on with Rangers in the coming days.

After clinching the Championship title on Tuesday night, the Light Blues have now turned their attentions to the Petrofac Training Cup final this weekend and Old Firm Scottish Cup clash next Sunday.

Ball could be pitched in as the midfield anchor by boss Warburton for the semi-final showdown and the England youth international is relishing his first taste of derby day in Glasgow.

He said: "The Old Firm is one of the biggest games in the world and to play in it at my age would be unbelievable. It is what you dream of. I'm buzzing for it.

“Everyone talks about the atmosphere and, whether I'm playing or on the bench, I'm looking forward to it. The manager trusts me to go in there and I can play there.

“I can play in midfield, I can play at the back, right back or left back. I think that adds value to me as a player because I'm versatile.

"It's hard to say, but the game against Celtic will show how big the gap actually is, or whether there is a gap at all.

“I believe that our team are a very good side. It's going to be a very good game, but I can't say how big the gap is.

“With Dundee, they were doing quite well in the league and had gone eight games unbeaten and we smashed them 4-0. We played them off the park.

“And that was the first sign that we knew that we are a very good team and we could have anyone in this country. I guess we'll just have to wait and see but we are very confident."