Juninho will come back to Galaxy on loan Midfielder Juninho will play on loan with the Galaxy this season. Bret Hartman / Associated Press / July 24, 2011 By Kevin Baxter February 7, 2012, 6:02 p.m. Brazilian midfielder Juninho, who left the Galaxy two months ago to re-sign with his club team in Sao Paulo, is coming back on loan. He is the second significant player to return to the Galaxy this month. Last week, Edson Buddle, who led the team with 17 goals in 2010, re-signed, making the Galaxy the early preseason favorite to repeat as champions of Major League Soccer. A two-way midfielder, the 23-year-old Juninho started 30 regular-season games last year and played a key role in helping the Galaxy to the MLS Cup title. His loss looked to be a devastating one, but with Sao Paulo flush at his position the Brazilian club agreed to send him back to Los Angeles. The Galaxy also came to terms with Brazilian defender Leonardo, who started the first seven games of last season before he sustained two torn ligaments in his right knee, leading to season-ending surgery. Meanwhile, 18-year-old midfielder Jose Villarreal will be out a month and a half after surgery Monday for what was described as bilateral lower leg compartment syndrome - in layman's terms, really bad shin splints. The condition was diagnosed last week.