BREAKING: Tottenham’s £1.2billion stadium is vandalised during the international break with one person arrested after significant damage… but there are no indications the incident was linked to anti-semitism
The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium has been vandalised, causing significant damage to the £1.2billion stadium.
Mail Sport has learned that Spurs’ home ground has been targeted during the international break, resulting in parts of the ground being damaged.
A person has been arrested following the incident on Monday night.
There are no indications the incident is motivated by the ongoing Israel/Palestine conflict, pertinent given Tottenham’s strong ties to the Jewish community.
Sources have indicated that the cost of the damage will run into at least six-figures.
A Tottenham statement read: ‘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 holds a capacity of 63,000, making it the biggest club ground in London and second only to Manchester United’s Old Trafford in the Premier League.
It hosted its first top-flight fixture in April 2019.
The club played at White Hart Lane for 118 years before it was demolished in 2017.
Tottenham’s £1.2bn stadium has reportedly sustained ‘significant damage’ with one person arrested over an incident on Monday night. Parts of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium were reportedly vandalised during the first week of the international break, leading to what will apparently be a major repair.
Vandals allegedly targeted the ground on Monday and police have arrested one individual over the incident. According to the Daily Mail, there is no indication that the incident was motivated by the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict, which is relevant given Spurs’ links to the Jewish community.
The report adds that the cost of repairs will reach at least six figures, with ‘significant’ damage caused to the arena.
A Spurs statement read: “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.”
Spurs spent around £1.2bn on the stadium, which opened in 2019. It is located on the same site as the north London club’s former White Hart Lane home.
The club departed their old ground in 2017 and spent a year-and-a-half playing at Wembley Stadium. They put on their first match at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on April 3, 2019, a 2-0 victory over Crystal Palace.
Inconsistency under Mauricio Pochettino, Jose Mourinho, Nuno Espirito Santo and Antonio Conte saw Spurs dip in and out of the Champions League over the next couple of years. Ange Postecoglou’s appointment in the summer appears to have had a positive effect, though.
Spurs are top of the Premier League under the Australian having gone unbeaten in their first eight top-flight matches. Postecoglou insists his players are keeping their feet firmly on the ground.
He said after a 1-0 victory over Luton last weekend: “They’re not silly, they know it’s only October and being top of the league now doesn’t really mean anything tangible apart from the fact that we’ve started the season well.
We’ve played some good football and we’ve had all sort of different challenges thrown at us. We’ve been behind in games away from home, we’ve had to score last minute winners. It’s not like it’s been smooth sailing.
“We’ve had to work awfully hard to be in the position we are and I guess from my perspective it’s great that they’re getting rewarded with results and that can only help us grow as a team.”
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