Tottenham don’t have much to brag about in their rivalry with Arsenal at the minute.
Indeed, the Gunners have gone to the next level in recent years, while Tottenham have regressed, finishing 17th in the Premier League last season and seriously struggling to get going this season under Thomas Frank too.
Eberechi Eze chose Arsenal over Tottenham this summer, and he then scored a hat-trick in his first north London derby against Spurs too.
However, despite their on-field struggles, and as much as Arsenal fans will hate to admit it, the infrastructure at Tottenham is impressive.
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Wayne Rooney thinks Spurs have a better training ground
Spurs’ new stadium is very sleek, while, speaking on his podcast, Wayne Rooney has reserved some special praise for the Tottenham training ground too.
Indeed, while interviewing Xavi Simons for his podcast, Rooney remarked on how Tottenham’s training ground was actually by far the best he’s seen, ahead of Arsenal’s London Colney.
Wayne Rooney says Tottenham training ground is better than Arsenal’s
Rooney spoke about Spurs’ training ground.
The former England captain says Spurs’ training ground is the best in the country, making a direct comparison to Arsenal’s facilities.
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“Yeah. It’s a nice training ground though, isn’t it?” Rooney said.
“Did you always think that when you came here?” The host asked.
“Like yeah. This the best. We trained here. We trained at Arsenal as well. And this was by far the best one,” Rooney said.
How much did Arsenal’s training ground cost?
Tottenham Hotspur moved into their state-of-the-art Hotspur Way facility in 2012 after a £45m construction project.
Meanwhile, Arsenal’s training ground was constructed back in the late 1990s and cost just £10m.
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Arsenal paid £10m to build the facility in the 1990s
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Of course, there have since been a number of improvements and investments at the training ground since the facility was opened, but, at the same time, after 25 years, it may be worth considering whether Arsenal should also be looking at building a new facility.
Arsenal are an elite club, and there’s no reason why they shouldn’t have best-in-class facilities in the whole of England, let alone the best-in-class in north London.