Pienaar confirms Spurs move

Everton midfielder Steven Pienaar looks set to join Tottenham after announcing the move on his Twitter page.

The South African international has been in the middle of a bidding war between Spurs and Chelsea, with both clubs having offers accepted by Everton for the 28-year-old.

But Pienaar travelled to north London to complete a medical at White Hart Lane on Tuesday and is expected to be unveiled as a Spurs player in the coming days.

“To end speculation I am going to Spurs,” Pienaar’s Twitter post read. “I’ve had brilliant years at Everton and it will always be a special place in my heart.”

With his contract set to expire in July, Everton were determined to get something for Pienaar and manager David Moyes revealed the club had accepted a bid for him from an undisclosed club at the weekend.

It is believed both Tottenham and Chelsea tabled bids in the region of three million pounds for the South African international, but Pienaar ultimately chose to link up with Harry Redknapp’s side.

Pienaar joined Everton from Borussia Dortmund after a successful loan spell and has also spent time with Dutch giants Ajax Amsterdam.