Everton have re-signed Steven Pienaar, with the playmaker returning to the club from Tottenham in a £4.5 million deal 18
months after moving to Tottenham.
Pienaar, 30, left Goodison Park in January 2011 but
after struggling to makean impact at Spurs following the £3 million move he was sent back to the Toffees on loan this January. The South Afric international impressed during the second half olast season, prompting
David Moyes to try to
make the move
permanent - with the
two clubs believed to
have been negotiating adeal for a number of
weeks. Everton have confirmed on their official website that the transferhas been completed after Pienaar passed a medical on Tuesday, with the player signing a four-year
contract.
"I am happy to be here. It took a few weeks to sort
out but I am delighted to to be back and excited to play for Everton," Pienaar
told evertontv.
"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."