TEVEZ TO BE FREED FOR £6M

The Hammers are demanding a £6million ‘ransom’ from Joorabchian to allow him to regain control of Carlos Tevez and secure the striker’s move to Manchester United.

The eleventh-hour talks are aimed at averting an explosive and potentially damaging hearing that would leave all parties tarnished.

Media Sports Investments and Just Sports Inc, Joorabchian’s companies, last week launched a High Court case against the Hammers to prove they own the player.

But having discovered Tevez faces the prospect of playing no football until January if the matter reaches court, Joorabchian is reluctantly considering sanctioning a peace deal.

West Ham’s lawyers have been in touch with their Premier League counterparts and agreed a proposal that would see Joorabchian pay the club a compensation fee in order for both parties to release his client’s registration.

There is still a way to go, but it is possible all parties will come to an agreement

West Ham

It had been speculated the Hammers would accept as little as £100,000, but the Daily Express understands they want about £6m – the value of the two years’ worth of loan fees that Manchester United would pay to sign the player.

“There is still a way to go, but it is possible all parties will come to an agreement,” said a West Ham spokesman.