Everton defender Phil Jagielka has welcomed the loan signing of LA Galaxy captain Landon Donovan.

The Blues have confirmed that the USA international has been granted a work permit to sign for the Blues on a two-and-a-half month loan deal, beginning on January 2.

"I've been watching the US team and seen how well they have done recently and he's been an integral part of that," Jagielka told evertonTV.

"He's a good player and hopefully he'll add some quality to the team. We've not got that many players at the moment, so he's another body with some quality in there.

"There's a few of us who have been out for a while now, and hopefully if we can all get back it will be like having some new players and we can kick on in the league."