West Ham striker Carlos Tevez is not planning to leave Upton Park but his future remains undecided. The Argentina international, who has spearheaded West Ham's battle against relegation, hopes to still be at the club next season.

Tevez's Upton Park future lies in the hands of his representative, Kia Joorabchian, and West Ham chairman Eggert Magnusson.

But Joorabchian has agreed not to hold talks with West Ham or any other interested parties until after Sunday's game against Manchester United.

Joorabchian said: "There have been no talks of any kind at all because Carlos and I agreed we would wait until the final game of the season was over so he could concentrate fully on getting West Ham out of trouble.

"So reports saying Carlos is leaving West Ham because he stopped taking English lessons are just not true. Carlos stopped having lessons because he is returning soon to Argentina and does not know where he will be playing next season.

"He could be at West Ham but he doesn't know yet because we have done nothing about his future. We will talk to West Ham and any other interested parties. Carlos loves playing for West Ham and has a great relationship with the supporters.

"He would like to stay if all parties can agree a deal between them."

West Ham are understood to have indicated a desire to keep Tevez at Upton Park, and could afford it if they get the right result on Sunday and stay in the Premiership. But the Hammers are likely to face competition from some of the leading clubs in Europe, which could eventually price them out of the market.