The European transfer window closed but Landon Donovan, the subject of repeated interest from European teams -- and reportedly Everton made a final bid on deadline that was rebuffed once more by MLS -- remains with the Los Angeles Galaxy.

“We have said all along that Landon is not going anywhere,” said Tom Payne, the Galaxy’s president of business operations. “What people seem to forget is that we are in the middle of our season and we are going for a [MLS] championship.

“Yes, Landon had a great World Cup, as we expected he would. Of course, that leads to interest and speculation. But to send him off elsewhere at this time, when he is so tuned into the core of what we are trying to achieve, would be disingenuous and is certainly not the direction we are looking to take.”

Martin Rogers wrote that MLS reportedly put a price tag on Donovan of $16 million -- too steep for Everton, with which Donovan had a successful 10-week stint before the 2010 season.