Michael Laudrup is out of the running for the vacant manager's job at West Ham after agreeing to take over at Spartak Moscow.

The Dane was on West Ham's shortlist as they seek a replacement for Alan Curbishley, who resigned as manager last week.

Spartak general manager Valeri Karpin has confirmed they have agreed an 18-month deal with the 44-year-old.

"His contract term will be one-and-a-half years," Karpin told uefa.com.

"We've chosen this specialist as we think that he is capable of setting out the team's style and achieving good results."