Tottenham can delay Wembley decision until eve of north London derby on April 30

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Tom Collomosse30 March 2017

Tottenham have the option to delay their decision on moving to Wembley next season until the eve of the north London derby on April 30.

The original deadline to inform the FA of their intentions was Friday, but Standard Sport understands that if they need it, the club now have nearly the whole of April to make a call. It is also thought Spurs may issue a statement this week to clarify their position.

When Tottenham face Arsenal at White Hart Lane, it could be the final match between the rivals at Spurs’ current home.

As that is a Sunday, a resolution is likely to have been reached on Wembley – though the new deadline means Tottenham may head into the final month of the league campaign without knowing where their home games will take place next term.

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Spurs’ plan is for this to be their last season at White Hart Lane, their home since 1899.

They would then stage home fixtures at Wembley in 2017-18, before moving to their 61,000-seat stadium – a project costing about £800million – for the following campaign.

Levy said: “Whilst everyone is eager to know if this is our last season at White Hart Lane, we shall only make the decision to decommission our [ground] when we have greater certainty on the delivery of the new stadium.”

Tottenham were granted permission last week to stage home matches at full capacity at Wembley, if they move there for 2017-18. That means, in theory, that all their home games could take place in front of a crowd of nearly 90,000.

But they have yet to take this step. The final home game of the season is against Manchester United, over the weekend of May 13-14. Plans have been made behind the scenes to celebrate the occasion, if it is the final game at White Hart Lane – but not once have the club said publicly that this is the case.

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