Conor McMenamin says he is hoping to "hit the ground running" after finally completing his move to St Mirren.
It has been protracted move before the Scottish Premiership side were able to agree a deal with Glentoran.
Northern Ireland international McMenamin is now looking forward to getting started under new boss Stephen Robinson.
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"I’m really looking forward to it," he said.
"It’s been a long few weeks back-and-forth, and I’m really happy to have it over the line. I can’t wait to get going.
"The manager wants me to be who I am and play the way I can play.
"He knows my strengths and I’m going to try and bring my strengths to the team.
"It’s a good league with a lot of good teams here. It’s a really competitive league and hopefully I can hit the ground running."
In his two spells with the Glens McMenamin scored 44 goals in 114 appearances, with the majority coming on his return to The Oval in 2021.
His performances earned him international recognition with the latest of his six Northern Ireland caps coming in the defeat to Kazakhstan last month.
Buddies boss Robinson is delighted to finally get the player, who he said is the best in the Irish League.
"It’s been a protracted negotiation but I have to pay a lot of credit to Conor himself and his agent Brian Adair and Keith Gillespie," said Robinson.
"They made the deal work by taking a little bit less and sacrificing their agency fee and less wages than initially agreed. That shows a real desire to come to St Mirren.
"We’re excited to have him. He’s arguably been the best player in the NIFL for two or three seasons now and was highly sought after.
"We’ve worked very hard for him and credit to the agents and the player. It’s really refreshing to see an attitude where money wasn’t everything to make the deal work and honesty from an agent.
"We’ve signed a very good footballer that can play in numerous positions. He can play right through the middle, as a wing-back and in behind the striker, so we’ve got a really versatile player who can score goals and create chances.
"In certain games last year, we lacked a wee bit of brilliance where someone can score out of nothing. We're hopeful he’s the little spark you need sometimes in games like that."
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