By IANS
London : Here’s a sample of some of the gossip and transfer rumours from England’s newspapers Friday about Premier League clubs:
Sven-Goran Eriksson will end his feud with Manchester United maneger Sir Alex Ferguson by giving him a 415-pound bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon red wine when he takes his Manchester City side to Old Trafford Sunday. (Sun)
Defender Rio Ferdinand has revealed Manchester United team-mate Paul Scholes is the only player never to have received the famous hairdryer treatment from Ferguson because he is “too good”. (Independent)
Cristiano Ronaldo will be fined £90,000 by Manchester United for his sending-off against Portsmouth. (Mail)
David Beckham says he will be able to play for England in Wednesday’s friendly against Germany at London’s Wembley Stadium and then turn out for Los Angeles Galaxy in the US a day later. (Telegraph)
New Newcastle United manager Sam Allardyce padlocks the training ground at 9.45 a.m. every morning so latecomers cannot get in. (Mirror)
Michael Owen will be on the bench when Newcastle takes on Aston Villa Saturday. (Sun)
England manager Steve McClaren is still considering a recall for much-maligned striker Emile Heskey. (Star)
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has told McClaren he cannot pick Steven Gerrard, even though he will play for the club Sunday. (Mail)
Real Madrid is trying to hijack Chelsea’s bid for Sevilla full-back Daniel Alves. (Express)
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is insisting any deal for Alves is financed by Arjen Robben’s move to Real Madrid. (Independent)
Chelsea has offered Alves protective security after the Brazilian was barracked by Sevilla fans. (Times)
Chelsea is in talks with former Bolton Wanderers performance director Mike Forde as they look to boost their backroom team. (Guardian)
West Ham United will see off competition from Portsmouth in the 10 million-pound battle for Bolton Wanderers striker Nicolas Anelka. (Mail)
Alan Curbishley could sue Paul Konchesky after the ex-West Ham defender claimed most players do not like the manager. (Star)
Curbishley has six weeks to establish West Ham as European contenders or he will be sacked. (Mirror)
West Ham is threatening to counter-sue Sheffield United over “repeated slurs”. (Telegraph)
Sunderland manager Roy Keane is ready to splash out five million pounds on Southampton striker Kenwyne Jones. (Times)
Middlesbrough misfit Fabio Rochemback is on his way to Benfica. (Mirror)
Middlesbrough is poised to sign Egypt striker Emad Moteab for two million pounds, paving the way for Yakubu to join Everton. (Sun)
Everton will make a club-record 11 million-pound bid for Yakubu. (Mail)
Everton will finally complete the signing of Benfica’s Manuel Fernandes Friday for six million pounds, which could rise to eight million pounds. (Sun)
West Bromich Albion is preparing to make a shock three million-pound bid for Aston Villa striker Luke Moore. (Mirror)
Wigan is looking at Preston’s Matt Hill or Scunthorpe’s Marcus Williams as replacement for Leighton Baines. (Independent)
Tottenham Hotspur manger Martin Jol has been given the dreaded vote of confidence – two games into the season. (Star)
Goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen will be fined by Aston Villa for complaining about the signing of Scott Carson. (Sun)
Flavio Briatore, boss of Formule One team Renault, will seal a 22 million-pound takeover of Queens Park Rangers early next week. (Sun)