Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur are preparing to move from White Hart Lane to a new stadium in the Summer of 2017.
A club statement today revealed the plans to build a new stadium which can hold roughly around 58,000, and they are hoping that it will all be completed in three years time.
The statement read: “It is a major development that will present ongoing challenges and, subject to these challenges being manageable, we anticipate going out to tender for construction late this year which will make a stadium opening date of summer 2017 feasible.”
The club now have to wait until they hear back from the council about the land they would use, but chairman Daniel Levy is feeling optimistic about the move.
“We have fantastic, strong support. Our current 36,000-seater stadium sells out and the waiting list for season ticket holders is currently in excess of 47,000. We cannot stress strongly enough how critical the new stadium is over the long-term to these raised expectations.
“We have the smallest capacity stadium of any club in the top 20 clubs in Europe, let alone the current top four Premier League clubs, and given we now operate within UEFA Financial Fair Play rules, an increased capacity stadium and associated revenues is fundamental to supporting the future ambitions and consistent achievement at the top of the game.”
Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt – @AlexsArticles
