Robert Vilahamn has described Tottenham Hotspur's new and upcoming women's training centre as potentially the "best training facilities in Europe."
Tottenham were given approval by Enfield Council on Tuesday to build a new training ground for their women’s team despite campaigners arguing the development will destroy a section of Whitewebbs Park.
Enfield Council decided to grant a 25-year lease to the football club, and said the development would include "improving the surrounding parkland landscape".
The area will include 11 new pitches and a clubhouse. The proposed site is west of Spurs' current training ground and, according to council documents, will restore around 23 hectares of historic parkland.
Vilahamn, who was speaking ahead of Spurs' North London Derby against Arsenal, was delighted with the news.
"I think this is more important than finishing top five or four this season," he told VAVEL. "Sometimes we always look at 'how much do Tottenham invest in the women's team? Are they actually investing and what's the aim for this season?'
"What Tottenham is doing is building an organic journey where we look at training facilities. We will probably have the best training facilities in Europe, perhaps in the world for the academy and women's team. That's massive and it's a big investment.
"We are 'one club' and are building it next to the men's facilities. We will use this space which is connected so much to Tottenham and Enfield. We are showing why we are staying and what's our identity. For me, that's brilliant news.
"Even if it's in a few years and if I am here for that, it doesn't really matter. I am part of this journey where we show that Tottenham is a men's and women's team who have the same experiences and facilities. That should be big news."
The Swede continued by suggesting that it shows that Spurs are on course to eventually fight for major trophies. While they have not made tangible progress this season, the former Hacken manager remains confident that they are on the right journey after this news.
"It shows how Tottenham want to win trophies," he told the site. "We want to make sure we educate those players [young Lionesses] to make sure they become Lionesses.
"Look at what Tottenham is trying to do in the long run for the women's game. That's impressive and [as] a role model in this country [we have to] make sure we invest.
"And the academy as well. There are not too many girls academies that have the right standards and facilities in this country."
Plans for the new training ground were described by Spurs striker and captain Bethany England as a "once-in-a-generation opportunity" on Tuesday, reaffirming the club's commitment to competing with the Women's Super League's best sides.
"This facility would provide our professional squad and local women and girls with the same opportunities to succeed as our male counterparts," club captain England said at the meeting via the Enfield Dispatch.
“We need this facility to compete with the very best teams. This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity. I want to see the next generation of WSL stars coming to Enfield.”