Source: Liverpool_Echo
Steven Pienaar’s contract offer won’t be improved by Everton FC
Steven Pienaar 300[LNB]DAVID Moyes today told of his unstinting desire to keep Steven Pienaar at Everton, after admitting he missed out on a loan deal for Craig Bellamy due to a shortage of funds.[LNB]The Goodison boss has underlined his determination to hold onto the South African midfielder this season, even if it means ultimately missing out on a transfer fee when the final year of his current deal expires.[LNB]And Moyes hinted that the lucrative contract on offer to the 28-year-old is unlikely to be enhanced, after he was unable to find the cash to make a season-long loan deal for Bellamy a reality.[LNB]The Wales international joined Championship side Cardiff City last week, with Manchester City agreeing to pay the vast majority of his wages - a luxury which did not extend to his Premier League suitors.[LNB] Roberto Mancini was willing to make Bellamy's move down a division go smoothly, but would not subsidise a move to a club which could rival City in the top flight.[LNB]Moyes said: 'We had a genuine interest but we just couldn't quite afford the whole thing.'[LNB]And the Scot, who has already tied Tim Cahill, Mikel Arteta and Jack Rodwell to new deals this summer, warned clubs interested in prising Pienaar from Goodison that it would take a massive offer to make him re-consider his stance.[LNB]He said: 'We've not had an offer for him and we're not encouraging any for him. If anyone did offer they'd need a sackful of cash. I'm in no hurry to sell anyone.[LNB]'He was our player of the year last year and we don't want him to go, and from what he's said I don't think he wants to go. We've made him a really good offer.[LNB]'I think he doesn't accept what we've offered. It's as simple as that. I don't know where it goes from there.[LNB]'He has been made a brilliant offer. It's been on the table for some time, and it's up to him.'
