Tottenham could miss out on $5 million paycheck as NFL looks to skip hosting games in UK

ongoing lockdown in UK and across Europe due to COVID-19 outbreak means Premier League clubs are already facing a major financial hit in current and upcoming campaigns. latest report indicates Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur could miss out on a payday as NFL could ditch its London series due to outbreak. 

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NFL in UK to be ditched for 2020 season

As part of schedule for 2020 NFL season, two regular-season games were expected to be hosted at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. International games in NFL have been a rm since 2007 as league tries to build a global fanbase. Most of games of NFL in UK took place at Wembley Stadium. However, last year,  Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was host to two games alongside Wembley. A game between Oakland Raiders and Chicago Bears took place on October 6, 2019, at stadium. On October 13, Carolina Panrs played Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

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2020 season would have seen a visit from Miami Dolphins and Atlanta Falcons for ir regular-season games. However, as it stands, NFL is reportedly contemplating cancelling international games due to threat of outbreak. Tottenham Hotspur could potentially miss out in excess of £4 million ($5 million) if scheduled games are pulled out. scheduled games at Wembley Stadium could also be ditched for upcoming season.

According to British media, Tottenham have a contract with NFL to hold at least two games every year for next nine seasons. Under current circumstances, it remains unkwn if NFL will be paying any compensation to Spurs for backtracking on scheduled series. 

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NFL was expected to release official schedule for 2020 season in May. However,  release of schedule will likely be delayed as officials are still contemplating if season should be delayed due to outbreak. upcoming season was scheduled to begin in September but w it could be delayed as officials are discussing a delayed start and a shortened regular-season format.

As for Tottenham, Premier League is reportedly determined to resume season in month of June. As a part of Premier League's Project Restart, clubs will begin training by May 25 in order to restart season in June. league is reportedly planning to complete remaining 92 fixtures in a span on eight weeks. Close to 40,000 COVID-19 testing kits will also be procured by clubs to ensure player safety when season resumes.

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