Tottenham sue Man United and INEOS owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe in High Court

Tottenham are suing Manchester United co-owner Jim Ratcliffe's company INEOS. Spurs have filed High Court proceedings against the British billionaire's company over a terminated sponsorship agreement. According to court records, the north London club has filed a commercial claim against Ineos Automotive on Thursday.

It is claimed Spurs are taking High Court legal action against Ratcliffe's attempts to walk away from a sponsorship agreement between Ineos and the club.

Tottenham and Ineos first collaborated 2020 when the chemicals firm became the club's official hand sanitiser supplier during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Spurs then agreed a five-year deal with Ineos in 2022 - prior to Ratcliffe's purchase of a minority stake in Manchester United. The agreement was for Ineos Grenadier to become the club's official 4x4 vehicle partner, with the company's logo adorning the dugout and bench seats at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

An Ineos statement read: "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."

In March it was announced Ineos had reached a settlement with New Zealand Rugby 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.