The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium which was constructed with £1.2 billion has reportedly been vandalized.
Futballnews understands that the home ground of Tottenham was targeted during the international break, causing damage to some parts of the stadium.
We also understand that following the vandalization, a person has been arrested on Monday night.
Reports have it that the attack or the incident was not as a result of the recent ongoing Israel/Palestine conflict.
Tottenham could reportedly be spending a lot to fix it as sources have stated that the cost of damage might run into at least six figures.
Following the incident, Tottenham released a statement which reads: “We can confirm that an individual was arrested for criminal damage following an incident that took place on Monday night.”
“There is no indication that this incident is linked to anti-semitism.”
The stadium, which was opened in 2019, holds a capacity of 63,000, making it the biggest club ground in London.
Manchester United’s home ground Old Trafford is the only stadium bigger than that of Spurs in the whole of the Premier League.
The Tottenham Stadium hosted its first top-flight fixture in April 2019 after the club had played at White Hart Lane for 118 years before they demolished it in 2017.
After the club’s statement, we are awaiting further developments that will unfold from the stadium following the incident.
Sheikh Jassim Tipped To Buy Tottenham
Sheikh Jassim has been tipped to buy Tottenham after he pulled out of the race to buy Manchester United recently.
Recall the Qatari businessman, through his Nine Two Foundation, submitted five separate bids for United prior to October.
We reported that the latest bid he launched to buy Manchester United was worth £5 billion, with further investment held back for recruitment and infrastructure.
We also reported that Sheikh Jassim’s party on Saturday 14th October, 2023 withdrew their bid for a a full takeover of United from the Glazer family.
Transfer Guru Fabrizio Romano also stated that the total value of Sheikh Jassim’s bid was more than double that of United’s actual market valuation, which was around £2.6 billion.
However, the Qatari businessman’s ambitions of owning a Premier League club may not end with United as he might go for Tottenham.
Mark Ogden of ESPN believes that the Qataris might decide to check out other possible clubs with Spurs looking like the closest.
Last month, Spurs chairman Daniel Levy revealed that the club’s owners, ENIC, would be willing to sell a stake in the club.
Speaking to Bloomberg, Levy said: “If anyone wants to make serious propositions to the board of Tottenham, we will consider it along with our advisors.”
“And if we felt it was in the interests of the club, we would be open to anything.”
This is an enormously goo deal for Tottenham if it actually pulls through as we will see the transformation that happened at Manchester City happen at Spurs.
