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Everton's bid to loan Landon Donovan in January for third time has been slapped down by LA Galaxy boss Bruce Arena.

The United States international attacker played for the Goodison club during the Major League Soccer off-seasons in 2010 and 2012.

A number of MLS stars - such as the recently-retired David Beckham,former Arsenal and Barcelona striker Thierry Henry and Robbie Keane - have returned to Europe during their breaks in the States.

But Arena has ruled out another spell in the Premier league for Donovan, Keane and defender Omar Gonzalez, who had a spell at German side Nurnburg.

Arena told LAGalaxy.com: "Our players aren't going anywhere.

"Even though we argue that the lay-off is going to be too long, he [Gonzalez] can go in camp with the US national team in January, along with Landon Donovan.

"Our players have had a really tough run this year, in particular Robbie and Omar with all their requirements with national teams.

"They've had a full 11 months of play and they need some time off and then they need to get back here in LA and be ready for a challenging campaign that includes in the beginning not only the league but the [CONCACAF] Champions League."