He is one of the most talented and technically gifted American players of all time and he wants to play for Everton.Landon Donovan, who helped David Moyes's side finish strongly last season during a loan spell at Goodison Park, is missing the club so much that he wants to swap Los Angeles for Merseyside.
Donovan has returned to domestic duty with LA Galaxy following the World Cup and, after making a substitute appearance for the MLS All-Stars during their 5-2 defeat against Manchester United in Houston, he confirmed his desire to return to the Premier League.
"I would love to go back to Everton," the £10 million-rated United States captain said.
"I love the people there and I love the fans there. There's still a lot of time left in the transfer window, so we'll see what moves are made and, if it's serious, then we'll treat it seriously."
Everton have yet to publicly respond to Donovan's comments, but it is no secret that manager Moyes would like the 28-year-old back after scoring twice in 13 appearances during his three-month loan earlier this year.
The Everton manager, no doubt, would also like a £50m striker to fire the club to the title for the first time since the 1986-87 season. On a more realistic note, he is longing for Steven Pienaar to end speculation about his future and commit to a long-term contract.
And here lies the problem.
Everton do not have the financial muscle that some of their Premier League rivals boast. That they have finished in the top eight in each of the last four seasons is a credit to the manager and what he has been able to achieve on limited resources.
It certainly has nothing to do with the club going mad in the transfer market.
But having already signed four new players this summer, will Everton's finances stretch to securing Donovan's services as well as delivering Pienaar the pay rise he craves?
Everton's followers will surely hope the answer is 'es'. If not, surely the priority has to be to keep Pienaar at the club.
Pienaar is entering the final year of his contract and Moyes wants the influential South African international to follow his team-mate Tim Cahill, who signed a new contract in May which ties him to the club until 2014.
Although Donovan's return would be a cause for celebration, it is worth remembering that Everton finished last season on the back of an 11-match unbeaten run, nine of which were after Donovan had returned to the United States.
Pienaar, on the other hand, has played an increasingly influential role in the three years since he arrived from Borussia Dortmund for a fee of £2 million. So much so that the 28-year-old's value has shot up to around £18m.
Securing Pienaar's future has to be Moyes's priority - even if it means there will be no Goodison return for Donovan.
