by Our Sports Desk

TOTTENHAM have announced a deal with the US National Football League (NFL) that will see them host American football fixtures in their new stadium.

The Premier League club are due to move into a new home in 2018 and will now host regular-season NFL games on an artificial surface which will be installed under the regular grass pitch used by Spurs.

Tottenham, who will relocate for a season while the work is completed on their new 61,000-seater home, have completed a 10-year deal with the NFL that will see them host a minimum of two games a year.

Wembley has already hosted 11 NFL fixtures, with three more scheduled for later in 2015, with the sport proving popular in Britain with 10 crowds of over 80,000 already recorded.

“We have an opportunity now to deliver one of the most unique sports, leisure and entertainment venues in the world, bringing together the EPL (Premier League) and NFL for the first time,” said Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy.

“The socio-economic benefits this will bring to the area will be immense and demonstrates our commitment to the regeneration of this priority borough in London.”

The deal is not exclusive and NFL games can take place at other venues in Britain, with Wembley issuing a statement shortly after the Tottenham announced, detailing their hopes of a continuing relationship with the sport.

“Wembley has enjoyed a unique and successful relationship with the NFL since the International Series commenced in 2007,” it read.

“Wembley stadium has a proven record of hosting some of the world’s biggest events, from record-breaking concerts, Uefa Champions League finals, to the upcoming Rugby World Cup fixtures and the Uefa 2020 European Championship semi-finals and final, and we look forward to the NFL remaining part of this iconic venue’s annual schedule.”