Reds on alert as Pienaar rejects deal

Everton midfielder Steven Pienaar has alerted Tottenham, Liverpool and Manchester United to the fact he has rejected the Goodison club's latest contract offer.

Everton hope to tie Jack Rodwell down to an improved four-year deal on Monday but South African Pienaar, the club's player of the year who has just one year remaining on contract, admits he doesn't know whether he will be at the club next season.

Talking to South Africa media, Pienaar, 28, said he rejected an offer two weeks ago and his agent has not heard from Everton since.

Pienaar said: 'Yes, I'd say the spirit of discussions was very good, but we have differing valuations, so my future isn't clear. I don't know. Everton may keep me for the last year of my deal. But they could sell me too. If they decide to sell, and the move is correct for my career, then I'll consider it. Hopefully this hasn't been my last season at Goodison. But in football, who knows?'

Everton manager David Moyes is reluctant to sell though and has slapped an £18m price tag on Pienaar which he hopes will put off Tottenham and United while Liverpool would have a more a realistic chance of signing him if he leaves on a free next summer.

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