TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR have offered the use of their stadium to help NHS staff fight the coronavirus pandemic. 

The north London club’s £1 billion, 62,000 seater stadium is widely regarded as one of the best in the world.

Now, following discussions with the Greater London Authority, the NHS and Haringey Council, plans have been drawn to allow health professionals to make use of the stadium.

Already the car park underneath the stadium has been used as a storage base for food by the London Food Alliance, formed by three charities, The Felix Project, FareShare and City Harvest, to ensure most vulnerable people within the capital do not go hungry during the current crisis.

Chairman Daniel Levy said: “As a club, we have always been clear about our commitment to the wider community – never has this been more important than it is now. We are immensely proud of the efforts of everybody involved in the fight against COVID-19 and see today as just the start of what we can do as a club to assist.”

Tottenham’s offer comes days after Manchester City made the same gesture to the National Health Service by giving up the Etihad.

The reigning Premier League champions have opened up the use of the stadium’s executive boxes and conference rooms to help with the training of doctors and nurses during the crisis.