The pursuit of LA Galaxy forward Landon Donovan has been postponed by Livorno chief Aldo Spinelli.

The newly promoted Italian club are keen to get the US international in an Amaranto shirt but concede they may have to wait.

"I think at this point it will happen only for next season," Spinelli told Tuttomercatoweb.com.

"It seems the sponsors Nike and Gatorade do not want the player to leave America right now."