Tottenham confirm that clash with Man Utd in January WILL take place at Wembley

Tottenham's stadium woes are due to continue into the New Year after the club announced that their Premier League game against Manchester United on January 13 will take place at Wembley.

Spurs had initially hoped to be in their new home in north London by the start of the season, but numerous delays have forced the club to delay their move back.

Fans' frustrations are growing, but Tottenham have once again been forced to put back their plans and have released a statement of explanation.

In it the club reveal that progress is steady, with testing at the new 62,000-seater continuing day and night, but chairman Daniel Levy does admit he is frustrated at the continued delays.

He said: 'We are acutely conscious that we are asking fans to go to Wembley for far longer than any of us wanted to. However we are now seeing the progress that we needed to see.

'What I don't want to do is set any firm dates until we have finally achieved a safety certificate. So many people tell me to look at other major schemes that run late and, whilst I know it happens often, we are still hugely frustrated.'

With Tottenham's game against United taking place at Wembley, the new potential first game at the 'Tottenham Hotspur Stadium' will be against Watford on January 30.

Meanwhile, talks are ongoing between Tottenham  and UEFA over which stadium the Premier League club will be using for the remainder of their Champions League campaign.

Spurs qualified for the last 16 following Tuesday night's dramatic 1-1 draw at Barcelona.

In normal circumstances, Tottenham would have to advise UEFA by Monday, the day of the draw, which stadium they would be using not only for the last-16 home tie, but also for the remainder of the competition should they progress.

However, Sportsmail understands that Spurs have already been told that the governing body is flexible about the situation and will work with the club to find a positive solution.

First-leg fixtures take place on February 12 and 13 and 19 and 20 of the same month. 'UEFA is in close contact with Tottenham Hotspur FC regarding this matter,' said a UEFA spokesman.

'A decision will be taken in due course and in any case before February 2019.'

UEFA's regulations for the Champions League states that 'in principle, a club must play all its matches in the competition at one and the same venue' but their definition of the 'venue' extends to the city.

Tottenham's move from Wembley to White Hart Lane should not be a problem as long as they have the licence and safety certificates in place, which depends on many parties, including the builders Mace, the Football Association and the council.