Tottenham set to pay under £12m to change White Hart Lane station name as TfL file planning application for major improvements

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Tom Collomosse12 October 2016

Tottenham are keen to change the name of White Hart Lane station to “Tottenham Hotspur” in time for their move to a new stadium.

Spurs are interested in the switch as they press ahead with plans for the 61,000-seat ground, which they hope to occupy from the start of the 2018-19 campaign. The total cost of the project could exceed £700million.

The club would need to hold talks with Transport for London before making the alteration, though Standard Sport understands Spurs are likely to pay less than the £12m fee believed to be wanted by TfL.

It is thought Spurs are also exploring the idea of changing the name of a section of road, leading from White Hart Lane station to the junction with Tottenham High Road.

If these plans proceed, they would mirror those of Arsenal, who changed the name of Gillespie Road underground station in 1932 to match that of the club.

Meanwhile, TfL have lodged a planning application with Haringey to carry out major improvement works to White Hart Lane station. These propose a new station entrance, ticket hall, station facilities and station forecourt.

Tottenham’s stadium plans are some of the costliest in English football in modern times but the club are seeking a naming rights deal that would raise more than the £400m arrangement between Manchester City and Etihad Airways, agreed in 2011. Tottenham have approached numerous top-level organisations as they try to finance their project while remaining competitive in both domestic and European football.

Tottenham's new stadium - In Pictures

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To that end, chairman Daniel Levy has signed a deal with the NFL to stage a minimum of two American football games per season at the new home.

Plans are in place for a retractable pitch suitable for NFL, as well as dressing rooms to accommodate the larger playing squads and coaching staff typical of American sport.

Levy has also admitted Spurs would be happy to host an NFL London franchise. He told ESPN: “We would welcome close co-operation with the NFL and a dedicated team.

“A decision is entirely theirs whether they bring a team to the UK, and where it would be is something that would be talked about, but yes, we would very much welcome that scenario. We worked together [on the stadium design] because it needed to be viewed as a combined soccer and NFL stadium.”

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