Everton FC star Tim Cahill insists Steven Pienaar should think hard before quitting the Blues

08 June 2010 02:00
TIM Cahill has urged team-mate Steven Pienaar to think hard before potentially turning his back on Everton.[LNB]The 30-year-old Aussie midfielder is alarmed at the prospect of his club losing Pienaar's talents in the summer, although he admits it remains a possibility.[LNB]But Cahill, who scored Australia's only goal in a 3-1 World Cup warm-up defeat by the USA on Saturday, insists Pienaar is at the right club for him already.[LNB] Echoing the sentiment of his manager David Moyes, Cahill said: 'Pienaar is a great player, a good character who is good for this team and we are good for him.[LNB]"I have to respect his decision because I am a professional and I know that he is one of the biggest players for South Africa.[LNB]'Losing him would be a big loss but I think he needs to see what he would be losing if he left Everton. Hopefully we will sign him because it is a pleasure playing with him.'[LNB] Cahill made signing a new four year deal with the Blues a priority before jetting off to marry his girlfriend, and then join Australia's World Cup training squad in Sydney.[LNB]Jack Rodwell has since followed Cahill's lead in extending his Everton contract, but doubts remain over Steven Pienaar.

Source: Liverpool_Echo