Tottenham
Hotspur on Monday announced that they will play all their Champions League
group matches at Wembley as they wait to move into their new stadium.
Spurs were
initially scheduled to play their first game at the new 62,000-capacity White
Hart Lane venue on Sept. 15 against Liverpool.
However,
safety issues meant they switched the game along with the next home fixture to
Wembley.
Spurs
chairman, Daniel Levy said the club was doing everything to deliver the new
stadium in the shortest possible time.
“Amongst the
consequences of the delay have been substantial additional costs, not least of
which is the need for alternative venue hires,” Levy said in a statement.
“Mauricio,
his staff and the players, have been exceptional in their support and fully
embraced the changes of venue with total positivity. They have my utmost
respect.
“As soon as
we have confidence in our project managers’ and contractors’ ability to deliver
against the revised schedule of works, we shall be able to issue dates for
test,” Levy added.
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