Gabriel urges Everton to go for American star Donovan
tribalfootball.com - January 28, 2005
Former Everton player and manager Jimmy Gabriel has urged the club to move for USA international Landon Donovan.
The striker is tied to Bayer Leverkusen, but is keen to move to the Premiership, where he almost joined Portsmouth last season.
"I would be pleased if Everton got Landon - he's the type of player that would be good for them, and their style of play would suit him," Gabriel told the Daily Post.
"He's a great athlete with great fitness, he's brave and he scores goals with either foot or his head - and he has done it at the highest level."
Gabriel is now based in the USA and is assistant coach at the Seattle Sounders.