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Tottenham sue Sir Jim Ratcliffe's INEOS for more than £11m just a month after beating Man Utd in Europa League final

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<p>Spurs <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/daniel-levy-vs-sir-jim-ratcliffe-tottenham-suing-ineos-man-utd-owner-quit-sponsorship-contract/blt8a347adf9b1d7ada" target="_blank">filed a lawsuit </a>against Ineos Automotive Limited earlier this month in the High Court and now the details of the dispute have been revealed by <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2025/06/26/tottenham-sue-sir-jim-ratcliffe-for-more-than-11m/" target="_blank"><em>The Telegraph</em></a>. Spurs accuse Ratcliffe's firm of breaching the five-year deal it signed in 2022, which was worth a minimum of £17.5m, to promote the Ineos Grenadier as the club's official 4x4 vehicle partner.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>Spurs are claiming that Ineos failed to pay them the £5m-plus instalment that was due last December, having also not stumped up almost £500,000 the previous August. The north London club are also claiming at least £5,275,974 in damages after the deal was cut short with more than two years to go. The legal battle is the latest episode in a simmering rivalry between Tottenham and United. The teams met four times last season and Tottenham were triumphant on each occasion, most significantly in <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/bruno-fernandes-right-ruben-amorim-under-pressure-winners-losers-man-utd-europa-league-embarrassment-sir-jim-ratcliffe-ange-postecoglou-tottenham/blt1422268e7efa7279" target="_blank">the Europa League final in Bilbao.</a></p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>INEOS have withdrawn from several sponsorship agreements recently in what they claim are the consequences of Europe's green initiatives. The firm<a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/sir-jim-ratcliffe-ineos-legal-action-man-utd-chief-splits-sir-ben-ainslie-america-cup-race/blteaefac520276cd68">&nbsp;stopped sponsoring Sir Ben Ainslie's sailing team</a>&nbsp;earlier this year and also pulled out of a deal with the All Blacks rugby team. Ratcliffe has also overseen massive cutbacks at United, including making 450 staff members redundant.<a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/bruno-fernandes-right-ruben-amorim-under-pressure-winners-losers-man-utd-europa-league-embarrassment-sir-jim-ratcliffe-ange-postecoglou-tottenham/blt1422268e7efa7279" target="_blank"></a></p>

DID YOU KNOW?

<p>Despite the cutbacks at United and by Ineos, Ratcliffe has approved the Red Devils committing to spend in the region of £130m on Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo. Cunha has already arrived after United paid his £62.5m release clause while the 20-times English champions are<a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/man-utd-close-in-on-bryan-mbeumo-agree-fee-brentford-iron-out-final-transfer-details/bltd658440f3774223b#cs87517e58f04edb19" target="_blank"> close to striking a deal with Brentford for Mbeumo</a> for an initial £60m plus £5m in add-ons. Any other signings are only likely to happen if United can <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/explained-why-man-utd-wait-new-signings-massive-gap-chelsea-man-city/blt90bc029770494bb4" target="_blank">generate extra revenue through player sales</a>, although their unwanted players such as<a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/alejandro-garnacho-social-media-harming-career-angered-man-utd-fans-marcus-rashford-alliance-risks-wasting-talent/blt4a42c4563b41df1c" target="_blank"> Alejandro Garnacho</a> and <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-om/lists/man-utd-marcus-rashford-nightmare-red-devils-lower-asking-price-outcast/blt199ae6285e174b8a" target="_blank">Marcus Rashford</a> are proving difficult to shift.</p>

WHAT NEXT FOR RATCLIFFE?

Tottenham sue Sir Jim Ratcliffe's INEOS for more than £11m just a month after beating Man Utd in Europa League final | Goal.com

Tottenham are suing Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe&apos;s INEOS firm for over £11m due to a breach of contract.

Tottenham sue Sir Jim Ratcliffe&apos;s INEOS for more than £11m just a month after beating Man Utd in Europa League final

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