Tottenham hope to have a little bit of Dortmund in north London - Daniel Levy on the inspirations behind club’s new stadium

Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy admits the hope to replicate a ‘little bit of Dortmund’ in north London with their new 61,000 seater stadium.

In an interview with NBC released by the club on Monday, the Spurs chairman outlined some of the inspirations behind the club’s new ground, from American NFL stadia all the way to Borussia Dortmund’s Westfalenstadion.

“Obviously the Dallas Cowboys’ stadium is magnificent. The amount of detail they went in to in that stadium has obviously caught our attention.

“The new Vikings stadium – the way they did their website was fantastic. We’ve tried to learn, and we’ve had lots of conversations with those owners to see how we can learn from their experiences.”

Discussing the design process behind the new stadium, Spurs chairman Levy stressed that retaining White Hart Lane’s atmosphere was of utmost importance to the club.

“The first challenge we gave our architects was ‘how can we retain our atmosphere’ that currently exists here [at White Hart Lane] – because it’s a very tight bowl,” said Levy.

“We are five metres closer (to the pitch) from a comparable stadium in north London… so that’s the first thing. The second thing is we’re the only stadium in the UK which will have 17,000 seats in a single stand.”

Asked whether the new ground would represent a ‘little bit of Dortmund’ in north London, Levy replied: “We hope so.”

The new stadium will cost in the region of £400m – though the entire project will be closer to £750m.

The club have looked to offset the financial burden of the ground through the stadium’s ability to seamlessly host NFL fixtures – with a retractable pitch and separate changing facilities.

But as revealed by Standard Sport, Levy is understood to be furious with senior figures at City Hall and Haringey council over their lack of support for the club’s new stadium.