By IANS
London : Here’s a sample of some of the gossip and transfer rumours from England’s newspapers Friday about Premier League clubs:
Dutch legend Ruud Gullit has told David Beckham to retire from international football. (The Sun)
Premier League chief Dave Richards stormed out of a meeting after UEFA insisted it wanted the FA Cup winners in the Champions League. (The Sun)
Tottenham winger Aaron Lennon is ready to hand England a Euro boost by playing for Spurs against Fulham Saturday. (The Sun)
Wigan boss Chris Hutchings says Emile Heskey should be included in the England squad once more. (Daily Star)
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson says Roy Keane is the best player he has ever signed for the Old Trafford club. (Daily Mirror)
Sir Alex Ferguson broke one of his own rules this week when he took a helicopter to watch son Darren’s Peterborough play. (Daily Mirror)
Sheffield United fitness coach Tony Daley has quit after a bust-up with manager Bryan Robson over training methods. (Daily Mirror)
New Arsenal shareholder Alisher Usmanov and former club vice-chairman David Dein are set to trigger a takeover battle to seize control of the club. (The Sun)
Leicester defender Patrick Kisnorbo says he thought team-mate Clive Clarke was going to die when he collapsed during a game Tuesday. (Daily Mirror)
Jose Mourinho has received an astonishing message of peace from Anders Frisk, the man who quit refereeing because of the Chelsea manager. (The Sun)
Glen Johnson is set to complete a three million-pound move to Portsmouth from Chelsea. (The Sun)
West Ham are understood to be monitoring the movements of former player Joe Cole after his reported difference of opinion with Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho. (Daily Telegraph)
Celtic rejected a stunning nine million-pound bid from a Premier League club for midfielder Scott Brown, who cost them 4.5 million pounds two months ago. (Daily Record)
Argentine playmaker Juan Roman Riquelme will sensationally fly into Merseyside for last-gasp transfer deadline day talks with Everton. (Daily Mail)
Manchester City is making a last-gasp move for Wigan Athletics’ out-of-favour striker Henri Camara. (Daily Mirror)
Middlesbrough has renewed efforts to sign Portsmouth midfielder Gary O’Neil with a five million-pound offer. (Daily Mail)
Sunderland may sign Tottenham midfielder Danny Murphy. (Daily Mail)
Fulham has beaten Rangers to the signing of Portsmouth defender Dejan Stefanovic. (Daily Mirror)
Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp wants to sign Barcelona’s Eidur Gudjohnsen. (Daily Mail)
Middlesbrough is trying to clinch a deal for Manchester City striker Georgios Samaras for about three million pounds. (Independent)
Portsmouth striker David Nugent is sweating on a pay-off that will allow him to complete a six million-pound switch to Derby County. (Guardian)