CORRECTED - Tottenham raises 15 mln stg for new stadium

(Corrects placing price to 50 pence from 30 pence in third paragraph) Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur has raised 15 million pounds in a share placing to help fund the building of a new stadium. The London club, which tops The Premier League after two wins in its first two games, said in a Friday statement it needed the cash to help submit a planning proposal for the stadium later this year. Tottenham shares closed up 5 percent at 86 pence, sharply above a 50 pence price for the new shares. (Reporting by John Bowker, Editing by Ben Deighton)

Source: Eurosport