KAL Naismith admits he can't wait to make his Portsmouth debut having joined the south coast club from Accrington Stanley.

The forward was offered a new deal to stay at the Store First Stadium but has instead penned a three-year deal with Portsmouth for an undisclosed fee.

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And Naismith is targeting a promotion push with his new club.

He said: “Pompey away was one of the first fixtures I looked out for when I was at Accrington and to play in front of the fans will be an amazing experience.

“It’s brilliant to be here. I was at a massive club before in Rangers and this place has a similar feel to it.

“Just walking around gives me a buzz and I can’t wait to move down here properly and get started.

“I knew that the gaffer liked me, so I always had the move at the back of my mind when he took charge.

“For him to bring me to Pompey is a fantastic opportunity and I’m grateful to have been given a chance by such a big club.

“We should be looking for promotion, really, and I’m sure the gaffer will be trying to add to the strong players we’ve already got in order to achieve that.”

And Naismith admitted the draw of playing in front of big crowds for the 2008 FA Cup winners was one of the attractions for making the move south.

He said: “There are a lot of good fan-bases in League Two, but I think our one is by far the best.

“Hopefully I can excite and entertain them with what I do on the ball and they can also be assured that I’ll work hard for the team.”

Naismith joined Stanley at the start of the 2013-14 season under James Beattie and went on to make more than 70 appearances for the Reds, scoring 14 goals.

His Football League debut came against Portsmouth in a 2-2 draw the opening day of the 2012-13 season.