London Mayor Boris Johnson hinted that a deal was in the pipeline to allow Spurs to stay in North London with permission to build a new stadium nearby their existing home in White Hart Lane. If that agreement is reached, Tottenham will likely withdraw their legal objections to the West Ham bid.

The issue also involves the world's two biggest live music promoters, with Live Nation involved in West Ham's consortium and AEG backing the Spurs case.

Nevertheless, the High ...