The EPL "will block any attempt by Tottenham to use Wembley and Milton Keynes while White Hart Lane is being redeveloped," according to Tim Rich of the London INDEPENDENT. It "would also prevent Chelsea using Wembley during the three years it will take Stamford Bridge to be turned into what the Premier League champions are calling 'a cathedral of football' if any fixtures are shifted from the stadium."
EPL CEO Richard Scudamore said that the most logical place for Spurs to play the '17-18 season "was Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium" -- though he acknowledged the level of opposition this might bring.
In April the club stated that its likeliest option "was to move to Stadium MK" and play the bigger fixtures at Wembley. Scudamore on Friday night "insisted this would be immediately vetoed by the Premier League." He said, "They would have to play in a single stadium for an entire year for the integrity of the competition. You cannot have 19 home games with 10 at Milton Keynes and nine at Wembley. That is completely, completely unfair. That will not be allowed in our competition." It would be "difficult for either club to rent Wembley for a season" because of the stadium’s commitment to staging NFL games, cup finals and semifinals. Brent Council "currently limits the stadium to staging 37 live events a year." From the Premier League’s point of view, the most straightforward solution "would be for the Tottenham board to ask Arsenal to play at the Emirates" (INDEPENDENT, 7/18).
