Tevez, 23, reportedly ruled out a move to Internazionale yesterday when he refused to meet their "take it or leave it" deadline, preferring to focus on Argentina's campaign and try to engineer a stay in the Premiership with West Ham or one of the top four.

"Carlos is playing in the Copa America at the moment and that is where his prime focus is," his representative Kia Joorabchian said. "It is a big competition and we intend talking more seriously about his future when that tournament is over.

"At the moment there is no development."

Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal are all reportedly interested in the former Boca Juniors and Corinthians star, who inspired West Ham to Premier League survival on the last day of the 2006/7 season.

The Cope America has recently got underway in Ecuador and finishes two weeks into July, so any deal will have to wait until then at the earliest.