Tottenham news: Spurs chairman Daniel Levy reveals club are against £600m Wembley sale
Fulham owner Shahid Khan wants to turn the home of English football into a London-based NFL franchise
SPURS chairman Daniel Levy has revealed himself as an opponent of the £600m Wembley sale plan.
Fulham owner Shahid Khan will discover next week if his proposed purchase of the national stadium, which he wants to be the home of a London-based NFL franchise, will be approved by the FA council.
But with Tottenham having an agreement with NFL bosses to host at least one game per season over the next ten years at their new 62,000-capacity home, Levy has emerged as a critic of the FA plan.
At a meeting with the Tottenham Hotspur Supporters Trust, minutes of which were agreed by the Spurs board, Levy said that Khan’s proposals would not impact on the club’s agreement but that “he was against the sale of Wembley regardless”.
Tottenham was due to host Sunday’s game between the Seattle Seahawks and Oakland Raiders but with the new stadium not ready it was instead played at Wembley.
Spurs Director of Football Operations Rebecca Caplehorn is a member of the 127-strong Council and would appear certain to oppose the sale at next week’s vote, although she could be accused of a conflict of interests.
The minutes also reveal Levy was unable to give a definitive date for the delayed opening of the club’s new home, although directors pledged an update “in the next two-three weeks”.
Levy was also quizzed over the club’s failure to sign any players in the summer transfer window.
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The chairman told the Trust that the club “had based the summer window on certain assumptions that some players might be leaving and certain targets would be available”.
Toby Alderweireld, Danny Rose and Mousa Dembele were all surprise retentions over the summer.
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Levy pledged that the anticipated extra stadium costs would not have a direct impact and “there is a certain amount earmarked for transfers and the Club can only spend what is available”.
The chairman added that “a bit of luck” was needed for transfers to be successful, that “spending big did not guarantee success” and added: “The Club could not do more than it was doing but needed to be mindful not to stretch themselves too far sometimes.”