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By GETHIN HICKS, TRAINEE REPORTER<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 18:56 EDT, 3 October 2025 | Updated: 19:46 EDT, 3 October 2025 <\/p>\n

Jamie Redknapp<\/a> has issued an apology to Lord Sugar after The Apprentice star sensationally threatened to sue over comments made by the Sky Sports pundit\u00a0about his tenure as Spurs chairman.<\/p>\n

Redknapp, once an England international, claimed during coverage of his former club Tottenham<\/a>‘s trip to West Ham<\/a>\u00a0last month that Sugar, who spent 10 years in north London ending in 2001, left the club ‘in a mess’.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘Whoever takes over,’ he said at the time, when Sky Sports’ experts were discussing Daniel Levy’s departure from the club.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘You think back to how Alan Sugar left the club, it was a complete mess – Daniel Levy has left this club in a really good way and Vinai will know that and the people in charge now can look at this club and really believe that this can go forward.’<\/p>\n

His comments sparked an incredibly angry response from Sugar, who threatened to sue both the pundit and Sky Sports in a series of posts on X, as well as dubbing Redknapp ‘a double barrel idiot’.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘He talks a load of rubbish,’ Sugar’s response added, ‘He said when Daniel Levy took over Spurs Alan Sugar<\/a> left the club in a right mess. He and SKY will be hearing from my lawyers Monday @redknapp’<\/p>\n

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Jamie Redknapp has issued a grovelling response to Lord Sugar after accusing him of leaving Spurs ‘in a mess’<\/p>\n

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The Apprentice star, who spent 10 years as Spurs chairman, threatened to sue over the comments<\/p>\n

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He labelled the former England international an ‘idiot’ for the claims\u00a0 he made on Sky Sports<\/p>\n

Now, almost a month after his claims about about Sugar, Redknapp has issued a formal apology. Speaking on Friday Night Football live on Sky Sports tonight, the 52-year-old ‘set the record straight’.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘I mentioned that Lord Sugar had the left the club in a mess,’ Redknapp said during coverage of Bournemouth<\/a>‘s clash with Fulham<\/a>.<\/p>\n

‘I just want to make clear that he stabilised the club and invested heavily during his time as chairman.<\/p>\n

‘When he took over in 1991, Spurs were close to bankruptcy and by the time he stepped away the financial position had been turned around.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘He also put significant money into the team and facilities. I apologise to Lord Sugar and his family for any misunderstanding and for any distress caused, and am happy to set the record straight.’<\/p>\n

On 13th September Jamie Redknapp stated on Sky Sports that I left Tottenham \u2018in a mess\u2019 when I sold the club to Daniel Levy.<\/p>\n

Tonight, during Sky\u2019s Bournemouth v Fulham coverage, Redknapp has made a full apology and has retracted this false allegation. Also, by way of a further\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/7mzlCBBBmQ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Lord Sugar (@Lord_Sugar) October 3, 2025<\/a> \"Sugar <\/p>\n

Sugar revealed that a payment of \u00a310,000 has been made to Great Ormond Street Hospital in the wake of Redknapp’s apology<\/p>\n

Having seen the apology, The Apprentice star Sugar took to X once again.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He posted: ‘On 13th September Jamie Redknapp stated on Sky Sports that I left Tottenham ‘in a mess’ when I sold the club to Daniel Levy.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘Tonight during Sky’s Bournemouth v Fulham coverage, Redknapp has made a full apology and retracted this false allegation. Also, by way of a further apology, a donation of \u00a310,000 has been made to Great Ormond Street Hospital.’<\/p>\n

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