Tottenham Reportedly Looking for NFL Collaboration to Spur Stadium Plans

English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly looking to collaborate with a London-based NFL franchise to help them with their stadium plans.

According to an exclusive in the Daily Mail, order Spurs have appointed stadium architect Populous to design the 65, order 000-capacity, generic the same company who designed the Emirates Stadium, the home of Tottenham’s bitter rivals Arsenal.

A club spokesperson told the Mail on Sunday: “Tottenham Hotspur has always seen the new stadium as being at the heart of the regeneration of the area and this process can be enhanced through future-proofing the design, as well as increasing the functionality of the stadium.

“The club intends to continue to examine all options as it refines its plans.”

Talk of a London-based NFL franchise has increased recently, with more in-season fixtures being played at Wembley Stadium, including yesterday’s match between the San Francisco 49ers and the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Jaguars owner Shahid Khan, who also owns Fulham, has recently said he would be willing to host NFL games at Craven Cottage, although the stadium in south west London is far more modest, with a capacity of 25,700.

Spurs have been trying to move from White Hart Lane for a number of years but have yet to find an appropriate solution.

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