Spurs submitted a late proposal to move into the 2012 arena last week, just hours before they received planning permission from Haringey Council to construct a new purpose-built ground of their own.
As the club were waiting on those plans to be given the green light, it was believed that the Olympic Stadium plan was nothing more than a back-up.
That stance altered somewhat, though, when sports and entertainment company AEG, Tottenham's partners in the scheme, claimed the interest was a lot more serious than that.
However, the situation has now moved on again, with Spurs keen to make their position clear.
They insist that the bid for the Olympic site, which has angered capital rivals and fellow hopefuls West Ham, has merely allowed them to cover all bases and should not be regarded as a statement of intent, with the Northumberland Development Project still their favoured choice.
"We are aware that coverage of comments made by AEG has been interpreted in various ways concerning the club's position in respect of the Northumberland Development Project and the Olympic site," Spurs said in a statement released on their official website.
"We should like to make two things absolutely clear at this stage: firstly, we have registered an interest in the Olympic Stadium site in order to keep our options open going forward.
"This is a very preliminary stage and a pre-qualification questionnaire was completed jointly with AEG in order to meet the deadline for registration.
"Secondly, we continue to progress the application for the Northumberland Development Project with Haringey Council and will continue to do so with a view to achieving full consent.
"We have not changed our position and shall not do so without due consideration."
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