Everton midfielder Steven Pienaar has revealed that he let his heart rule as he decided to return to Goodison Park.
The 30-year-old re-signed for Everton last week in a £4.5m move from Tottenham Hotspur.
Pienaar said that even a meeting with new Spurs manager Andre Villas-Boas could not change his mind about moving back to Merseyside.
The South African told Sky Sports News: "I followed my heart and told myself I'd made up my mind already before I went back to training.
"We sat down, we talked and Villas-Boas asked me how I felt.
"I told him: 'It was just clear before you came that I wanted to move, so nothing will change my mind - I will just be professional and work hard if nothing comes up'. So he understood my situation."
Pienaar begins his third spell with the Toffees against Manchester United on August 20.
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Liam Power
Liam Power
