Landon Donovan on loan to Bayern Munich

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The Times’ Grahame L. Jones reports that Bayern Munich -- the German club that the Galaxy’s Landon Donovan has been training with -- reach an agreement with Major League Soccer that would allow the league’s top goal scorer in 2008 to join the reigning Bundesliga champions for two to three months, starting Jan. 1, when the international transfer window reopens.

As Jones points out, MLS has stumbled on the ideal way to keep its big-name stars busy during the off-season -- ship them off on loan deals to foreign clubs.

The Galaxy’s David Beckham paved the way by arranging to spend a couple of months with AC Milan in Italy in order to stay in the running for the England national team.

-- Debbie Goffa