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Tottenham to move to Wembley for 2017-18

By Daily Sports on April 29, 2017

Tottenham will play their home games at Wembley for the duration of the 2017-18 season while construction is completed on a new stadium at White Hart Lane, the Premier League club have confirmed.

Spurs had until April 30 to take up the option of playing at England’s national stadium after Wembley National Stadium Limited’s proposal to stage 22 additional full-capacity events was granted by Brent council last month.

Mauricio Pochettino’s side now face the prospect of playing in front of bumper crowds at the 90,000 capacity venue, although Tottenham’s record when playing at Wembley in European competition this year is likely to cause some apprehension.

They bowed out in the group stages of the Champions League, following home losses to Monaco and Bayer Leverkusen, and were then dumped out of the Europa League by Belgian side Gent.

Last weekend, Spurs lost 4-2 to Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final.

Their attentions are now focused upon what will be the last north London derby at the current White Hart Lane against Arsenal on Sunday and they host Manchester United in their final home match of the season.

Tottenham aim to move into their new 61,000 capacity stadium at White Hart Lane for the start of the 2018-19 campaign.

“The Lane means a huge amount to each and every one of us and we needed to gain greater certainty on the delivery of the new stadium before we made the final decision to commence with the decommissioning of our iconic, historic home for some 118 years,” chairman Daniel Levy told Spurs' official website.

“We shall ensure that we give the Lane a fitting farewell when we play our last match here on May 14.” (mtnfootball.com)

•Photo shows Wembley Stadium.

Source Daily Sports

Posted April 29, 2017