This year will be the last of Jens Lehmann's colorful and controversial career.

Can he, I ask, get through the final six months before retirement without any more oafish incidents? Even by Jens' standards, 2009 was an exceptional year for the Stuttgart goalkeeper.

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The transfer window opens on January 1 in many countries including England, Italy and Spain. I thought I'd take a look at a few players currently being talked about.

Luca Toni was desperate to get out of Bayern Munich due to a lack of playing time under coach Louis van Gaal, who he hasn't seen eye to eye with since the Dutchman touched down in Bavaria last summer. He has now agreed to join Roma on a loan deal as he eyes a place in Italy's World Cup squad.

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I can see why Shunsuke Nakamura might be considering a return to Japan, but what a huge anti-climax it would be if he were to cut short his stay at Espanyol.

The Spanish side may be struggling and he is not getting many starts, but persistence pays off and I think he needs to stay in Catalonia. Read more...

I sense Franck Ribery may not be long for Bayern Munich. "Scarface," as he is known, has endured an injury ravaged season to date, and there have been question marks about his commitment to Bayern after a summer of fevered speculation over his future.

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