Tottenham could be set to drop their legal battle to take over the Olympic Stadium.

In conjunction with Leyton Orient, the club were scheduled to seek judicial review of the Olympic Park Legacy Company’s (OPLC) decision to award the showpiece stadium to West Ham.

A hearing was set for today (Wednesday) but Spurs were last night in discussions with the office of London Mayor Boris Johnson over a new stadium development in Tottenham, with the BBC suggesting the two parties were “close” to securing a deal.

The club initially had plans to develop a site in Northumberland Park, near to their current White Hart Lane ground, which were approved by the mayor in 2010 but rising costs saw them shift their attention to the Olympic Stadium.

Both Spurs and Orient have already had their initial bids for judicial review rejected and were scheduled in court today.

Rioting this month in Tottenham has helped persuade the club that they need to stay in the area as part of the rebuilding process.

The news follows on from the OPLC’s announcement on Monday that the work of one of their directors, Dionne Knight, for West Ham for consultancy purposes had not compromised the stadium bidding process.