Ciaran Morrison
Mon 22 December 2025 21:00, UK
Tottenham could play a London derby with Chelsea in Australia as part of their pre-season schedule next summer.
That is according to ex-Everton, Aston Villa, and Aberdeen chief executive Keith Wyness, speaking exclusively to Football Insider, who thinks Spurs could net up to £5million from their pre-season plans.
Spurs played Arsenal in the first north London derby outside the UK on their pre-season tour of Asia this season.
It was Thomas Frank’s first tour as Spurs manager after replacing Ange Postecoglou, in what has been a difficult start for the Dane at the club.
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Everton’s former chief Keith Wyness – who served as CEO at Goodison Park between 2004 and 2009 and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – believes Spurs would sell out a friendly against Chelsea.
Speaking on the new edition of Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast, Wyness thinks Spurs could also play in Asia on their way to Australia.
He told Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast: “Certainly we all know Australia is a good market in terms of football over there still. A lot of Brits, so those will be sold out quickly. I think they’ve got Chelsea as well coming over. So a London derby like that, Chelsea-Spurs played in Australia. That must be a first I think.
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“So there’ll be a big crowd, sell-out crowd for that. It will be important for them to keep those sorts of markets going. I know certain Spurs fans, and there’s quite a big Spurs fan base in Australia. So yes, I think it is important for those clubs.
“Again, they’ll be looking for some sort of guarantees these days, around about between three and five million to make it worthwhile. They will be looking to get the international exposure, doing all they can with the fan base. And I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s some sort of link into a stop in Asia on the way either there or back, or the Middle East. So something may be along those lines.
“But I think Sydney FC, from what I understand, Chelsea and Spurs, I’m not sure if there’s a fourth club yet, but certainly it’ll be something that New South Wales tourism and the whole government have got behind it, and I think that is excellent for Spurs to go ahead and do it.”
Thomas Frank managing Tottenham
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Off the pitch, Spurs will hold an accounting review into the tenure of Daniel Levy, in what is not seen as a malicious move by the ownership.
Levy resigned from his position as executive chairman in September after nearly 25 years at the north London club.
There will be further changes to the hierarchy too, with Carlos Raphael Moersen in line to be Spurs’ new director of football operations.
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