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Fully fit Pienaar unhappy with Everton treatment

Everton midfielder Steven Pienaar has revealed frustrations at his current playing condition at the club.

The 34-year-old, whose contract with the Toffees expires in summer, hasn't featured in the match-day squad for the past six weeks.

The South African claims that he is fully fit and wants his future at Goodison Park resolved as soon as possible.

He told Kickoff.com: "Waiting until the end of the season to hear whether or not Everton wish to extend my contract is unreasonable, I feel.

"It's not the way I envisaged ending my career at a club that has been such a major part of my life.

"My representatives have tried a number of times, unsuccessfully, to get hold of the club to talk about my future and get some indication, so I remain in the dark. Obviously I need to keep my options open because I would still like to keep playing for another couple of seasons at least.

"I'm 100 percent fit and felt in good form when I played some games in January.

"I haven't been in the squad for the last six weeks, I don't know why, and obviously this is a concern for me but that is the coach's decision and I must respect that.

"I still feel like I have got a lot to offer and at this stage of my career, what's most important for me is playing games."

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