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Tottenham start legal proceedings against INEOS over terminated sponsorship deal

Spurs have filed a commercial claim at the High Court against company founded by Manchester United’s Sir Jim Ratcliffe

Tottenham start legal proceedings against INEOS over terminated sponsorship deal
Tottenham start legal proceedings against INEOS over terminated sponsorship dealSpurs have filed a commercial claim at the High Court against company founded by Manchester United’s Sir Jim RatcliffeINEOS founder and Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe is pictured with Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy at the Europa League finalGetty Images

Tottenham have filed High Court proceedings against Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe's company INEOS over a terminated sponsorship agreement.

Court records show Spurs filed a commercial claim at the High Court against INEOS Automotive on Thursday, though no documents are available.

Chemicals firm INEOS agreed a five-year deal with Spurs in 2022 - before Ratcliffe bought a stake in United - for INEOS Grenadier to become the London team's official 4x4 vehicle partner.

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INEOS said in a statement: "INEOS Automotive has been a partner of Tottenham Hotspur since 2022, expanding on a partnership agreement that INEOS Group had in place with the club since 2020.

"We have a contractual right to terminate our partnership contract and in December 2024 exercised that right."

Spurs declined to comment.

In March it was announced INEOS had reached a settlement with New Zealand Rugby (NZR) in relation to a sponsorship deal.

The previous month, NZR had said it had launched legal proceedings against INEOS after alleging that the first instalment of 2025 sponsorship money due under a six-year agreement struck in 2021 had not been paid.