By IANS
London : Here's a sample of some of the gossip and transfer rumours from England's newspapers Thursday about Premier League clubs (with the publication(s) quoted in brackets):
The Premiership war of words has started early, with Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson telling Chelsea's Jose Mourinho to shut up and labelling him a fool. (The Times)
Manchester United are letting England striker Alan Smith talk to Middlesbrough about a six-million pound transfer. (Daily Mirror)
Ferguson is prepared to wait a year to seal the 30-million pound deal for Carlos Tevez. (Daily Mirror)
The Premier League has assured West Ham they are highly unlikely to face any further punishment – even if Tevez and Kia Joorabchian win their court battle. (Daily Express)
West Ham has bid a club-record 12 million pounds for Bolton Wanderers striker Nicolas Anelka. (Daily Mail, Independent)
Ronaldinho admits he would like to have Frank Lampard as a Barcelona team-mate – but Barca coach Frank Rijkaard does not expect it to happen. (Independent)
Real Madrid is still confident of signing Chelsea's Dutch winger Arjen Robben. (Daily Mirror)
Manchester City manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has made an increased six-million pound bid for Atletico Madrid winger Martin Petrov. (Independent)
Newcastle United manager Sam Allardyce will not let Kieron Dyer go on the cheap and is demanding six million pounds for the midfielder. (Daily Star)
Portsmouth defender Sol Campbell is a target for Spanish club Villarreal. (The Sun)
Liverpool is considering ditching the name Anfield and selling the naming rights for their new stadium for a hundred million pounds. (Daily Star)
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has been told it is time to deliver some trophies. (Daily Mirror)
Millionaire footballers have invented a new drinking game with only one rule – whoever brings the least amount of money on a night out has to buy ALL the drinks. (Daily Star)