Tottenham Hotspur's Steven Pienaar could still move to QPR
Pienaar move still on the cards
Posted: 2012-01-19 18:54
Steven Pienaar's agent expects QPR to make another offer for the Spurs midfielder, but admitted his future remains in Harry Redknapp's hands.
Tottenham Hotspur turned down a bid for the 29-year-old Bafana Bafana captain from new Queens Park Rangers boss Mark Hughes last week, with Redknapp insisting they are not interested in selling.
Pienaar has only made one substitute appearance in the Premier League this season, but agent Ivan Modia thinks the former Everton player can still make an impact at White Hart Lane.
"Steven wants to play and he thinks he can do it at Tottenham, but if not there then it all depends on what Harry thinks," he tells KickOff.com.
"If they are going to play him, then he'll stay but if they don't then they will sell him, I guess. It's all in Harry's hands."
Modia adds: "Staying at Spurs is an option, but QPR put an offer in and it was rejected. I think they are going to come back for him but we know Spurs won't sell him for cheap."
Chairman Daniel Levy is thought to want double the £2.5-million they paid Everton last January, when Pienaar only had six months left on his contract at Goodison Park. Yet with Spurs chasing a first League title since 1961, Redknapp may look to hang on to a player who turned down Chelsea to sign a three-year contract in north London worth an estimated £60,000 a week 12 months ago.
After missing the clash with his former club last week due to a bout of tonsillitis, Pienaar played a in a reserve team outing on Tuesday and is back in contention for this weekend's top-of-the-table clash with Manchester City.
"He's doing well but it's important that Steven can get his confidence back," Modia says.
"To be out for five months and with the team doing so well makes it a tough situation, especially when you have just joined a club. But that's football and hopefully he can still get a chance to play for Spurs."
: 2012-01-19 19:03
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