Ali Crawford believes his loan move to St Johnstone is a 'great opportunity' after joining the club until January from Bolton Wanderers.
The 30-year-old has left Wanderers to head back to his native Scotland and put pen to paper on loan terms until January.
He played 24 times for the Trotters in all competitions last season under Ian Evatt, but found the back of the net only once.
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The Scot was shipped out on loan to League Two side Tranmere Rovers on transfer deadline day in January and played nine times for the Prenton Park side.
Crawford has a year to go on the two-year contract he signed last summer at the University of Bolton Stadium.
And the midfielder is looking forward to getting his chance at McDiarmid Park, but believes he will have to show what he has got to get into a competitive side.
Crawford told the club website: "This is a great opportunity for me and I thank St Johnstone for getting this deal done.
"St Johnstone had an unbelievable 20/21 season and to do a Cup Double was just brilliant.
"It's now up to me to show what I've got. There is strong competition for places and I know I'm going to have to be at a high level to get into the side.
"But every football club needs a strong squad and it will be good to have everyone pushing each other on for the benefit of the football club."
