Spurs won’t be sharing the Olympic Stadium

An official announcement by the FA today confirms a deal has been struck between Spurs and the FA on the hiring of Wembley Stadium

A statement on the www.theFA.com website says  “The Football Association and Tottenham Hotspur FC today confirm an agreement has been reached for the Premier League club to host its European fixtures at Wembley for the 2016-17 season with an option to hire the stadium for the entire 2017-18 campaign.”

Daniel Levy said “Given the current reduction in capacity at White Hart Lane for next season and the ticketing requirements for Champions League, playing at Wembley will mean that we can continue to accommodate all of our existing Season Ticket holders. Our season ticket waiting list is over 50,000 so this now also offers us a great opportunity to provide more of our supporters with a chance to see the team play live during our Champions League campaign. Importantly, as we know it was our fans’ preference, it means that we can continue to play our home matches in London during our season away.”

What Chelsea will do when they move out of Stamford Bridge temporarily while their stadium is rebuilt is less clear at this time.