MIDFIELD veteran Chris Millar says playing in his 40s will be a dream come true after extending his career with a top West of Scotland Premier Division side.

The Morton legend signed for Kilwinning Rangers on a one-year deal after a successful spell with Lowland League outfit East Kilbride last season.

Millar, who turns 40 next March, wasn't ready to hang up his boots and had interest from local sides Port Glasgow and Greenock.

However, the Scottish Cup winner says the Buffs was the club for him as he wants to spend the twilight of his career at the highest level possible - and now isn't ruling out playing beyond his 40th birthday.

He told the Tele: "I think my wife would have liked me to have stopped this year but it has always been such a big part of my life.

"At the end of East Kilbride, I wasn’t ready to stop.

"Getting to 40 would be a good milestone to get to. To still be playing at a competitive level at that age is something that I always wanted to do.

"Hopefully I see out the season and then you never say never, I have learned that in football a lot.

"I want to take it a season at a time at my age now.

"I want to see how the season progresses and how many games I manage to complete and play in.

"I'm excited to get going and see what the season brings."

Millar added: "I spoke to a few teams, the Port had shown an interest, Greenock and Largs had been on the phone as well.

"The Port really made a big plea to get me signed up.

"Being local, with the gym I have up there now, that was an attractive one.

"It would have been simple and easy to go there, but I think for me it was just to play at the highest level I can.

"Kilwinning Rangers are obviously in the top league in the West of Scotland."

Millar says the ambition shown by Kilwinning and their manager David Gormley made the move to Ayrshire a no-brainer.

He said: "The way the gaffer was talking impressed me.

"They are trying to upgrade the facilities just now and I want to be involved with projects where we are pushing to win things.

"It was the same with East Kilbride last year, we wanted to win the league, but didn’t manage that.

"But we won the Lowland League Cup, so I want to be at places where the team are competitive and I feel I can get that at Kilwinning."

The veteran midfielder says he is happy to get his future sorted and not having to worry about calling time on his career for now.

He added: "I am really happy to get it done and now I'm looking forward to the season getting started.

"After leaving East Kilbride I didn’t know what I was going to do, if I was going to keep playing, but after going away and reflecting when on holiday, I wanted to play another year."