DAVID MOYES revealed he had agreed to Steven Pienaar’s request not to play against Liverpool yesterday.
Everton have accepted an offer from Chelsea for the South African’s services but he has yet to agree personal terms and is expected to return to training at Finch Farm today.
Moyes said: “Steven said he didn’t feel that he was in the right place to play so I had a decision to make and decided it was best not to use him.
“We have accepted an offer from Chelsea but he hasn’t agreed personal terms. It’s not true that we have accepted an offer from Tottenham.
“We gave his representatives the chance to speak to Chelsea but they don’t have permission to talk to Tottenham because they haven’t offered the same money.
“If they do that then things might change.
“Steven will be training with us on Monday because we don’t have a deal.”
