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Steven Pienaar could be set to return to Ajax when his Everton contract expires in the summer, according to his agent.

The 33-year-old midfielder made his long awaited return to action for the Blues on Saturday, helping them to a 2-0 FA Cup third round win over Dagenham & Redbridge.

Roberto Martinez praised the playmaker's involvement afterwards, and had earlier described his return to full fitness for the first time since April as a "shining light."

Martinez, though, refused to be drawn on whether Pienaar, who turns 34 next month, would be offered a contract extension when his latest deal expires in the summer.

He said: “I think the matter with Stevie P is to make sure he is fully fit first and foremost and from that point on sit down and see what is best for the next step."

Now his business manager Rob Moore, according to the official Twitter account for the South African national football team, has hinted he will return to the Dutch Eredivisie in the summer.

Pienaar left Ajax in 2006 after making 95 appearances, scoring 15 goals, and joined Borussia Dortmund where he was seen as a replacement for the Arsenal-bound Tomas Rosicky.

He left Germany for a loan spell at Everton, later made permanent, and returned t Goodison again after a brief spell at Tottenham in 2011-12.

Whatever his next step, Martinez wants the South African to play a bigger role for the rest of the campaign.

“Now is the first time he has had a good block of work and we feel that he has played a 90 minute game behind closed doors and has been able to recover from that and is in a great condition for the weekend," he said.

“The weekend will be a great moment to celebrate Steven Pienaar’s contribution over the years but also how he can help the team from now until the end of the season.”