Identifying an exciting addition to Major League Soccer is a complicated exercise. The player needs to be very good, preferably with name recognition.

But he can't be too good, or the thought of having him leave his current situation to play in MLS would be absurd.

In so many ways, Landon Donovan was the perfect MLS star. He was a transforming talent for the Galaxy and had great moments for the United States men's national team. But while he played in Europe, he never established himself as a star there such that returning to MLS would be too much of a drop in level to make sense.

Now Donovan is gone. Some of the players listed in this piece could go a long way toward filling the star void Donovan left in MLS. Some would just be intriguing additions to the league.

Judge for yourself whether these players would consider making the move to MLS now, and whether they would have an impact if they did.

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