Football Update: EPL news- Spurs swoop for Everton star Steven Pienaar
The South African dream team is falling in to place at Tottenham Hotspur following the news that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Steven-Pienaar-c34208 has “agreed in principle” to move to White Hart Lane from Everton.
With http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 Milan and Atletico Madrid also seeking the 28-year-old, who is out of contract in the summer, Spurs are believed to have made a £70,000-a-week deal with the Everton ace, who didn’t appear for current side in the FA Cup third-round drubbing of
Notts County on Saturday.
His unexplained absence suggests the move to North London will be made during the January transfer window, with a bargain-basement fee of around £1.5m being offered, rather than waiting until the summer when Pienaar could move for free.
Steven Pienaar will be welcomed to his new club by his countryman http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Bongani-Khumalo-c7836, 24, who completed his move to Spurs last week and commenced training on Friday.
His agent Moore also said yesterday that reports of a “done deal” at Spurs may be “premature.” He said the details will be agreed as soon as possible and his client is expected to move,
“Confirmation that the Pienaar deal will be done this week”. Pienaar was offered a cool £60,000-a-week to stay at Everton but according to his agent Rob Moore, money is not the priority as the 28-year-old seeks a move to a “genuine Champions League
club.”
Spurs manager Harry Redknapp has made no secret of his admiration for Pienaar and is known to be keen to sign the talented South African.
But, there are contradicting reports in newspapers, suggesting Redknapp’s interest in Everton captain http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 are now favourites to pick up Pienaar on the cheap.
David Moyes has tried to play down the transfer news in a recent press conference saying,
"I spoke with Harry Redknapp briefly before the transfer window opened. Daniel Levy and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Bill-c7610 Kenwright had an even briefer conversation at our recent game against Spurs and mutually agreed that this would go no further”.
"At no time was any offer made, nor would one have been welcomed. Phil Neville is our captain and is an important part of the Everton set-up."
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