Source: Team_Talk
Cahill signs up to stick with Toffees
Everton midfielder Tim Cahill has pledged his future to the club by signing a new deal which will keep him at Goodison Park until June 2014.[LNB] The 30-year-old has agreed a new four-year contract which will more than likely allow him to see out his top-flight career at Goodison Park.[LNB]And the Australia international, who will now set his sights on next month's World Cup, admitted he never had any intention of looking elsewhere for a better offer.[LNB]"It's a massive moment in my career. I've pretty much instilled in my life loyalty on and off the park," said Cahill.[LNB]"There's been long-term talks with Everton and for it to be executed like this I'm so proud.[LNB]"It's massive for them, massive for me. A big, big moment. I'm very close to the chairman (Bill Kenwright), manager (David Moyes), and board.[LNB]"For this to go so smoothly, brilliant. It's a big decision for both of us, and for me, I couldn't be happier."[LNB]Cahill has been at Everton six years since signing from Millwall and could, should he have wanted, looked for a move which would have earned him Champions League football.[LNB]There would have been no shortage of takers for a goalscoring midfielder who is prolific in the air but the Australian is happy at Goodison Park and believes there is still plenty of scope for improvement.[LNB]"When you assess the situation, see where you are as a footballer, people question money and things like that, but there's only so much more you can earn. The grass isn't always greener," he told the Sydney Morning Herald.[LNB]"I don't chase big moves. That's the one thing I've done all my career, I've never invited clubs, I've never speculated.[LNB]"Everton know the way I work. It's a sign of respect. With the history we've got, the future we've got, I feel there's no bigger club.[LNB]"Obviously people will say I'm crazy because there's Manchester United and Arsenal and Champions League [clubs], but when you put it down in black and white, what I've achieved, what I'm going to achieve, it was the right decision to make.[LNB]"The last 26 games, we lost three. That's top-four form. We were very unlucky we had a lot of serious injuries to some big players.[LNB]"Who knows what would have happened if they weren't injured?[LNB]"I know the intentions of the chairman and the gaffer, and that's good enough to me."
