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Newly crowned Everton Player of the Year Steven Pienaar is confident of a bright future for the club and confirmed he wants to be a part of it.
Creative midfielder Pienaar has been a driving force behind Everton's impressive second half of the season in which they've lost just two games in the last 23.
His seven goals in 37 appearances helped earn him the top gong at the club's awards night, while ultra-consistent left back Leighton Baines took home Players' Player of the Year. Pienaar's performances for Everton in recent seasons have
seen him linked with the likes of Tottenham, Liverpool and Chelsea as he enters the final year of his contract. Everton are keen to tie the player to a new deal but negotiations have yet to reach a satisfactory conclusion.
Pienaar said Everton has the potential to push back up into the European places after injuries derailed the early part of their season this term and when pressed on his potential involvement of that recovery, he indicated he was keen to stay.
"Hopefully we can kick on from here to next season and the coming years," he said. "We have got the potential. The people behind the club really want it to happen and so do the players.''
When then asked if he wanted to stay to be part of any future success, he added: "For sure, why not?''
Despite his influential role in Everton's now guaranteed eighth-place finish after a disastrous start that saw the Toffees 16th with just 15 points after 14 games, Pienaar was keen to deflect praise away from himself.
"The whole team has been responsible for our play,'' he said. "We have been giving 120% to show the supporters why they have been spending so much money to watch us. They deserve nice football.''
Pienaar will soon turn his attention to the World Cup which is being played in his homeland this summer. He expects it to be a special event.
He said: "Hopefully it is going to be the best World Cup ever - and it is being hosted in South Africa.''
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