Source: Daily_Mail
LA Galaxy's loan ranger Landon Donovan excited by Everton adventure
New loan signing Landon Donovan is looking forward to the short-term challenge facing him at Everton.[LNB]The USA international will spend the next 10 weeks at Goodison Park while Major League Soccer is still in its close season having agreed a similar deal to the one which has taken David Beckham to AC Milan for the second successive year.[LNB]Donovan does have previous, albeit brief, experience of European football.[LNB] Loan ranger: Donovan will bring some much-needed creativity to the Everton's injury ravaged squad[LNB]He made seven appearances for Bayer Leverkusen as a teenager before returning to America but went back to Germany for another loan spell with Bayern Munich 12 months ago.[LNB]The 27-year-old is now ready to embrace the task ahead of him at Everton, where compatriot Tim Howard has helped him settle in. [LNB]'I am ready to enjoy it and I want to personally get myself sharp while I am here,' he said. 'Tim Howard has had nothing but great things to say about this team so I am excited.'[LNB]Manager David Moyes will hope Donovan can bring another attacking dimension to his team, who have scored 26 goals in 19 matches.[LNB] West side story: Donvan (right) was named the Major League Soccer's MVP last season after teaming up with David Beckham to fire LA Galaxy to the play-off final[LNB]With playmaker Mikel Arteta and striker Victor Anichebe still out with long-term knee injuries and Ayegbeni Yakubu working his way back to full fitness after a ruptured Achilles tendon a lot of pressure has been put on Louis Saha and midfielder Tim Cahill.[LNB]Donovan, however, also has one eye on his international duty with the USA this ummer.[LNB]'Going into a World Cup year this experience will keep me sharp,' he told evertonTV.[LNB] JANUARY TRANSFER WINDOW 2010: All moves at every Premier League clubNeville salutes Everton's Cahill for guiding Toffees through sticky patchEverton boss Moyes keeping tabs on Portsmouth's loan striker PiquionneALL THE EVERTON FC
