By IANS
London : Here’s a sample of some of the gossip and transfer rumours from England’s newspapers Tuesday about Premier League clubs:
Under-fire referee Rob Styles is on the board of the firm which paved the driveway of Chelsea’s billionaire owner Roman Abramovich – although referees’ chiefs have cleared him of any conflict of interest. (Daily Mirror)
Referee Rob Styles may not take charge of a Premier League match for another month following his Sunday performance at Anfield. (The Guardian)
Sevilla defender Daniel Alves has hinted that he may join Real Madrid after his club snubbed Chelsea’s 21.5 million-pound bid. (Independent)
Carlo Cudicini wants to leave Chelsea by the end of the month – but has missed out on the chance to join Manchester City. (Daily Mirror)
Cudicini has been told he cannot leave Stamford Bridge as he is needed as Petr Cech’s understudy. (The Sun)
Manchester City is ready to make a 7.5 million pound bid for Italian goalkeeper Marco Amelia this week. (The Sun)
Manchester City’s billionaire owner Thaksin Shinawatra will have to wait four years to earn membership to the exclusive golf course near his 4.5 million-pound home in Surrey. (Daily Mail)
British prime minister Gordon Brown will take German chancellor Angela Merkel to Wembley Wednesday to watch the England-Germany friendly. And the Scottish-born prime minister will be rooting for England. (Daily Star)
Germany’s players hope to take ‘revenge’ in Wednesday’s friendly for England’s 5-1 World Cup qualifying win in Munich five years ago. (Daily Mirror)
German goalkeeper Jens Lehmann says England struggle at major football tournaments because they cannot handle the pressure. (The Times)
Manchester United have made an inquiry about Newcastle United striker Obafemi Martins. (The Sun)
United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is ready to up his bid for want-away Bolton Wanderers striker Nicolas Anelka. (Daily Star)
Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves says the club cannot use the absence of Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo as an excuse for their poor start to the season. (Independent)
Tottenham Hotspur manager Martin Jol is on the brink of the sack after he stunned chairman Daniel Levy by saying he wanted to sell star striker Dimitar Berbatov. (The Sun)
Jol could be forced out of White Hart Lane before Sunday’s trip to Manchester United. (Daily Mirror)
Tottenham have drawn up a three-man shortlist to replace Jol – with Italy’s World Cup-winning coach Marcello Lippi and Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp joining Sevilla manager Juande Ramos as candidates. (Daily Mail)
New Newcastle owner Mike Ashley is ready to sell the club to an Icelandic entrepreneur, just two months after taking over. (The Times)
Newcastle will sign Abdoulaye Faye from Bolton for two million pounds this week – with Brazilian defender Juliano Belletti to follow. (The Times)
America-based whiz-kid Dan Williams is eyeing a 45 million-pound bid to take over Blackburn Rovers. (Daily Mirror)
Former Hull owner Adam Pearson is planning a shock 30 million-pound takeover of Leeds United. (Daily Mirror)
Derby County manager Billy Davies is ready to make a shock move for Portsmouth striker David Nugent. (Daily Mirror)
Yakubu’s move to Everton is set to collapse as Middlesbrough is demanding 12 million pounds for the striker. (The Times)
Birmingham City is set to sign six-foot seven-inch Czech international striker Jan Koller. (Daily Mirror)
Middlesbrough is favourite to sign 6.5 million-pound hotshot Afonso Alves from Dutch side Heerenveen. (Daily Star)
Sunderland is to snap up Stoke City defender Danny Higginbotham for 2.4 million pounds. (The Sun)
Manager Roy Keane’s Sunderland is also closing in on former England striker Andrew Cole. (Daily Mirror)
Striker John Hartson is fed up at West Bromich Albion and wants manager Tony Mowbray to rip up his million-pound-a-year contract. (Daily Mirror)