By IANS
London : The Carlos Tevez transfer dispute will go to a hearing at the High Court Aug 22 unless West Ham United can agree to an out-of-court-settlement with the player's representatives.
The club's lawyers have put forward a deal to the striker's advisers which could end with the Hammers picking up several million pounds, reports Soccernet.
Tevez's representatives Media Sports Investment are suing West Ham for 30 million pounds for breach of contract after they terminated third-party agreements regarding the player in April.
However, it would suit all parties if a deal could be reached as a case in the High Court could take months to hear.
Talks are continuing between the three parties to see if an agreement can be reached that would allow the Argentinian's move to Manchester United to go ahead before the start of the season.
West Ham's lawyers have suggested a deal, which would see the club receive several million pounds in compensation for agreeing to release Tevez's registration.
The Premier League have to be satisfied that West Ham is receiving adequate compensation and chairman Sir Dave Richards, chief executive Richard Scudamore and general secretary Mike Foster spent several hours Monday discussing the proposal.
The league have to be able to demonstrate to the other 19 clubs that they are operating under the scenario that Tevez is contracted to West Ham and that the club is not controlled by the original third-party agreements that caused the Hammers to be fined 5.5 million pounds by an independent disciplinary commission.
The original contracts only contained agreements for West Ham to be paid 100,000 pounds if Tevez moved on, but if the striker's agent Kia Joorabchian agrees to the settlement they could get around half the amount they were fined.
West Ham have resigned themselves to losing Tevez but are keen to get an agreement rather than continue paying 1.75 million pounds annual wages for a player who will not turn out for them.