Tottenham Hotspur will examine stadium options

Tottenham Hotspur still will examine the possibility of moving in come 2013, despite suggestions that London's Olympic stadium must retain an athletics facility after the Olympics.

The club is examining options regarding White Hart Lane, and is believed to have spoken to a number of public affairs consultants as they seek advice on the stadium question.

Olympic officials have not made clear their ideas for the stadium after the event. They have canvassed interest among football and rugby clubs in the capital but this week insisted that an athletics facility is non-negotiable.

Currently the plan is for a 25,000-seat arena, but if the right tenant can be found the capacity is flexible, and if Tottenham Hotspur can stomach the track, they would be able to argue for a larger capacity.

Moving to the Stratford Olympic site, mirroring Manchester City's occupation of the stadium used for the Commonwealth Games at Eastlands, is a possibility because it would deliver an increased capacity without the club taking on responsibility for building a new home.

Spurs also are considering the redevelopment of White Hart Lane, although the club is reluctant to do so without a government commitment to improve transport links to the area.

A football club tenant in Stratford in London's east end is attractive to government, too, because a dedicated athletics facility will be hard put to pay for itself.

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