Spurs ground capacity to rise above 62,000

TOTTENHAM’S new stadium will have an increased capacity of over 62,000 following council approval.

The club’s initial application for their new stadium, currently being built on the old White Hart Lane site and scheduled for completion in time for next season, had been for just over 61,500.

When the new stadium opens Spurs will have the second largest club ground in London after West Ham’s London Stadium and the fourth largest in the capital behind Wembley and Twickenham.

Spurs originally estimated the final cost of the stadium would be around £400million, but it was reported last month this could rise to £1billion, making it the most expensive stadium in Europe.