Everton seal deal to resign Pienaar
Reuters - Tuesday 31 July 2012, 18:43
Everton have signed their former
midfielder Steven Pienaar from Tottenham Hotspur in a 4.5
million pounds deal, the Liverpool-based club
said on Tuesday.
The South Africa international signed a four-year contract
with Everton 18 months after leaving them to join the London
side.
"I am happy to be here. It took a few weeks to sort out but
I am delighted to be back and excited to play for Everton," he
said on the club website.
"There was no doubt in my mind that I would be back here. At
the end of the season I told the manager how I felt and I am
happy now it is all done."
Pienaar, 30, spent the second half of last season on loan at
Goodison Park, scoring four goals in 14 games.
He originally joined Everton in July 2007 on loan from
German side Borussia Dortmund before penning a permanent deal a
year later.
He joined Tottenham in January 2011 but struggled to make
his mark in a team crammed full of creative attacking talent.