Everton boss David Moyes admits it's crucial they secure Stephen Pienaar to a new contract.

Moyes is confident Pienaar, who joined Everton from Borussia Dortmund for £2m in 2007, will pen a new deal and Jagielka believes the midfielder will commit his future to the club.

"It's massively important we keep hold of Steven," Jagielka said. "I think Steven loves playing for Everton and it's certainly not a case of him being desperate to go.

"He's only got one year left on his contract so there's bound to be interest from elsewhere. He just needs to know where the club are going and how they see him being part of that.

"I'm sure everything will be cleared up and I don't think there will be a problem.

"Hopefully we can get him signed up for as long as possible because he's a quality player."