Everton FC's American star Landon Donovan declares: “I’ll be back!”

24 February 2010 05:00
Landon Donovan 300[LNB]IT was only voted the 37th greatest movie line of all time.[LNB]But it quickly leaped into the top 10 of the Gwladys Street's favourite phrases when American idol Landon Donovan declared last night: 'I'll be back!'[LNB]Blues boss David Moyes explained after another highly influential performance from the wide-man on Saturday that he didn't expect Donovan to remain at Goodison beyond the terms of his short-term loan deal which ends next month.[LNB]But that hasn't stopped the 27-year-old expressing a desire to return to Everton some time soon.[LNB]'I would definitely imagine that I will be back here at some point in my life. I think it's been an incredible experience and away from football, the people have been extremely nice,' he said.[LNB]'That being said, I do miss LA, I miss my team-mates there, I miss the sunshine. That'd be nice to get back there too.'[LNB]The LA Galaxy star admits he is flattered by the way he has been received by the Everton fans since he arrived on loan from the USA.[LNB]Some Everton supporters have even started a campaign on social networking site Facebook to express their hope that he will remain at Goodison.[LNB]'I wasn't aware of that,' he admitted. 'That's pretty funny - we'll see what happens![LNB]'I'm enjoying it and enjoying every day that I'm here. Every day that goes by makes me think that I want to stay here, but we'll see what happens.'[LNB]Voted the club's player of the month for January, Donovan has also opened his Premier League scoring account against Sunderland and directly created two goals against Arsenal and Chelsea.[LNB]The chant 'USA! USA!' has reverberated around Goodison Park regularly and Donovan explained: 'The fans, since the day I got here, have been fantastic.

Source: Liverpool_Echo