West Ham are expected to announce tomorrow that they have agreed a deal to release Carlos Tevez from his contract and registration, reports suggest.

The move will allow the Argentina striker to pursue a move to Manchester United.

The agreement, which still needs to be formally ratified by the Premier League and Football Association, will see the Hammers paid between £1million and £3million in compensation.

The deal will also mean the settlement of the £30million lawsuit brought against West Ham by Tevez's agent Kia Joorabchian.

Talks today ended with an agreement between both sides and tomorrow the league and the FA should sign off the deal - Premier League lawyers have been kept up-to-date with the progress of discussions.

Joorabchian should then be able to try to sew up an agreement with United to allow the striker to join up before the start of the season.

In the event of either side having a last-minute change of heart, then the only other avenue would be a lengthy High Court battle.  PA