Battle is set to commence between a group of former Manchester United executives who left the club following the arrival of Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Ineos.
Victoria Timpson, United's former chief executive of global alliances and partnerships, has teamed up with former commercial director Florence Lafaye and Ali Edge, a director in Timpson's department, to launch the Altius8 agency.
They have already been enlisted by Daniel Levy in a bid to boost revenue at Tottenham, having been influential on significant deals with the likes of Snapdragon and Teamviewer, which boosted transfer kitties for various managers at Old Trafford.