Everton midfielder Steven Pienaar wants to leave the club on loan this week.

The skilful South African is growing increasingly frustrated at his lack of first team opportunities at Goodison Park and with the emergency loan window closing on Thursday, he is eager to secure a temporary move.

Everton have yet to open any negotiations with the 34-year-old who is out of contract at the end of the season. The same stance has been taken with Leon Osman, Darron Gibson and Tony Hibbert.

Midfielder Steven Pienaar is keen to leave Everton before the emergency loan window closes on Thursday

Pienaar, right, has found first team opportunities hard to come by, with his contract set to expire this summer

Pienaar, who turned down the chance to move to China in February, said: '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.'

Pienaar, who has made over 200 appearances for Everton in two spells, told Kickoff.com: '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.'