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From BBC:
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has said for for the first time that his club would consider building a new ground to share with arch-rivals Arsenal.
Spurs are just beginning the long process of deciding whether they should move away from White Hart Lane and, if so, where they should go.
The club are pessimistic that poor transport links near the ground will be improved.
Arsenal - who visit Tottenham for a derby clash on Sunday - have already decided to quit Highbury and build a new ground on a nearby site at Ashburton Grove.
Would the groundshare work?
But that project's budget has just risen by another £100m.
That could open the path for previously unthinkable talks between the north London giants on the prospect of building a shared home together.
Alternatively, Tottenham could contribute financially to the Ashburton Grove project and eventually share that ground.
"We'd be open-minded about ground-sharing," Levy told London's Evening Standard newspaper.
"We're not discussing it with anybody but clearly all clubs are going to have to manage themselves in a better way than before.
"If you can get more use out of your stadium, that makes a lot of sense.
"There's no conversation taking place with Arsenal.
"We have no plans to ground-share with Arsenal or anyone else, but clearly if someone approached us and it was in the club's interests and the fans' interests, we're not dogmatic. We'd look at it."
Levy insisted Spurs would never sell up and move in at Highbury - the exisiting home of the Gunners.
But he was open to the idea of jointly constructing a ground.
"My own view is that if it were a neutral venue, then it's something we would consider - it's something you'd have thought both clubs would at least consider.
"But on something as emotive as that, we would have to get a real feel from our fans as to whether that would be something they'd be prepared to accept."
Levy also hinted that Tottenham would be interested in moving to the new Wembley Stadium.
That project is also running over budget and there has been talk that an 'anchor tenant' could be sought to ease the financial burden.
"Clearly, the idea of utilising an existing stadium or one which has already been planned to be built obviously has some appeal," said Levy.
From BBC:
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has said for for the first time that his club would consider building a new ground to share with arch-rivals Arsenal.
Spurs are just beginning the long process of deciding whether they should move away from White Hart Lane and, if so, where they should go.
The club are pessimistic that poor transport links near the ground will be improved.
Arsenal - who visit Tottenham for a derby clash on Sunday - have already decided to quit Highbury and build a new ground on a nearby site at Ashburton Grove.
Would the groundshare work?
But that project's budget has just risen by another £100m.
That could open the path for previously unthinkable talks between the north London giants on the prospect of building a shared home together.
Alternatively, Tottenham could contribute financially to the Ashburton Grove project and eventually share that ground.
"We'd be open-minded about ground-sharing," Levy told London's Evening Standard newspaper.
"We're not discussing it with anybody but clearly all clubs are going to have to manage themselves in a better way than before.
"If you can get more use out of your stadium, that makes a lot of sense.
"There's no conversation taking place with Arsenal.
"We have no plans to ground-share with Arsenal or anyone else, but clearly if someone approached us and it was in the club's interests and the fans' interests, we're not dogmatic. We'd look at it."
Levy insisted Spurs would never sell up and move in at Highbury - the exisiting home of the Gunners.
But he was open to the idea of jointly constructing a ground.
"My own view is that if it were a neutral venue, then it's something we would consider - it's something you'd have thought both clubs would at least consider.
"But on something as emotive as that, we would have to get a real feel from our fans as to whether that would be something they'd be prepared to accept."
Levy also hinted that Tottenham would be interested in moving to the new Wembley Stadium.
That project is also running over budget and there has been talk that an 'anchor tenant' could be sought to ease the financial burden.
"Clearly, the idea of utilising an existing stadium or one which has already been planned to be built obviously has some appeal," said Levy.
Won't happen:
