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Sir Landon Of Donovan

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My colleague has just now informed me that apparently Moyes will be "making moves" pretty soon to try and secure Landon on a permanent basis. Didn't quite catch where he got this "news" from though..
 

jhf14 said:
one would think, but that's not what their reporting. I could see them simply wanting him because he would come off the bench and be a great addition and so no one else gets him... oh and for the MASSIVE number of jersey sales from everyone in the U.S., not to mention higher profile within the U.S. for their club.

Landon knows that he will never command as much money as he will now. It's an unfortunate reality, but when the length of your career is less than half that of a typical person (working in corporate world), then following the money makes sense sometimes. I just hope that if Everton is interested they put up a respectable offer.
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God i hope this doesn't happen. I *hate* Man City, and would hate to have to watch those crap games. I know Moyes won't be able to offer anything as lucrative as Man Shitty will, but I hope Donovan learned his lesson from Germany and remembers to go where he can play & shine.

Plus the fans.... you guys are awesome, Man City is all [Poor language removed].
 
I'm convinced Donovan wouldn't want to go anywhere but to us.

As someone on here said after he left, he seems like the sort of person who likes to stay in his comfort zone, hence why he's stayed in the MLS. He decided to move outside his comfort zone in coming to us, and found that he liked us a lot, and slipped back in.

Sortof. Anyway what i'm getting at is that he'd be comfortable moving back here, when maybe he wouldn't be if he went anywhere else.
 

I certainly would think Donovan would come to Everton for a lower wage than Man City given his terrific experience last season coupled with what he experienced in Germany.

That said, MLS has a say in this given the little detail of the transfer fee.

I could easily see Man City essentially blocking Donovan from moving by offering MLS an oversized fee that other teams couldn't afford.
 
dabes2 said:
I certainly would think Donovan would come to Everton for a lower wage than Man City given his terrific experience last season coupled with what he experienced in Germany.

That said, MLS has a say in this given the little detail of the transfer fee.

I could easily see Man City essentially blocking Donovan from moving by offering MLS an oversized fee that other teams couldn't afford.
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agreed.

While i'm sure dononvan would prefer to play at Everton, i don't know that it's completely up to him. the MLS holds his rights and if Man Shitty comes in with some ridiculous offer....
 
damnit it man city... i really hope they don't offer MLS some rediculous offer for Donovan that simply can't be refused... he wants to be back with Everton where he will be loved.

that said, I'll still be cheering him on no matter where he goes (just not the team).
 

opinion piece from ESPN:

JOHANNESBURG -- Just because Landon Donovan could join Manchester City doesn't mean he should.

Yahoo! Sports is reporting that the English Premier League side is ready to table a bid in the neighborhood of $12 million for the U.S. international as it looks to launch a full-scale assault on qualifying for the lucrative UEFA Champions League.
But if Donovan's prior forays into European soccer have taught us anything, it's that his choice of club, and the country wherein he resides, play a huge role in his subsequent successes or failures.

Donovan never really warmed to life in Germany during his two stints with Bayer Leverkusen, as well as a loan spell with Bayern Munich. His stretch with the Bavarians ended on particularly poor terms as he found himself caught in the crossfire between Bayern executives Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and Uli Hoeness and then-manager Jurgen Klinsmann. Hoeness, in a bid to justify Klinsmann's eventual firing, said in 2009, "Klinsmann's only idea for strengthening the squad in January was Landon Donovan. [Bayern reserve team coach] Hermann Gerland told me the guy wasn't fit to play for his reserves."

This only reinforced the fact that, for Donovan to thrive, he needs to feel the support of club management, his coach, his teammates and fans.

Donovan found all of these things during his loan stint last winter with Everton. Toffees manager David Moyes showed confidence in Donovan by starting him against Arsenal shortly after he arrived, and deployed him in a supporting role that was well within the U.S. international's abilities. Donovan repaid that faith with interest. While he endured the occasional quiet game, he delivered a string of mostly solid performances, and Everton fans warmed to Donovan's work rate and ability.

Combined with his clutch performances for the U.S. at the World Cup, Donovan is now in demand. The fact that published reports have claimed that a British woman is carrying his child means he'll have to exercise even more caution in choosing his next club, despite whatever millions of dollars Manchester City might throw his way.

And boy does the club have millions to spend. Ever since Manchester City was purchased by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a member of the ruling family of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, the club has embarked on a massive spending spree. Oftentimes it has looked as if the Blues were more interested in preventing other teams from acquiring players rather than actually having a plan to build the squad. In the last year, the club has spent nearly 110 million pounds in transfer fees.
Having such a war chest points to an atmosphere in which the club tries to spend its way out of trouble if things go poorly. Manager Roberto Mancini also has the reputation as being standoffish in his dealings with players. That's not the kind of environment in which Donovan has historically thrived.

Donovan can also expect to encounter some stiff competition for playing time if he were to join the Blues. English international Shaun Wright-Phillips and rising star Adam Johnson are already on the books, as is Craig Bellamy, who, despite rumors that he would leave the club, now looks to be back in Mancini's plans.

If Donovan were to leave MLS, he might be better served returning to Everton, where he is clearly valued by Moyes and his path to playing time is free of obstacles. For that reason, the choice would appear to be easy, but money has a way of clouding the decision-making process. MLS, which holds Donovan's contract, is obligated to get the best deal it can for him. The chance for him to land a fat contract may be too good to pass up.

But if Donovan knows what's best for him -- and at this stage of his career it's likely that he does -- he'll take his considerable skills to Everton, or to a club similar to it. And he'll just say, "No" to City.
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http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-.../us/donovan-go-manchester-city?cc=5901&ver=us
 

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