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Newcastle United agree to loan Lewis Hall from Chelsea before permanent deal next summer

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Lewis Hall holds off Jacob Murphy as he controls the ball
Lewis Hall made his senior Chelsea debut in an FA Cup victory over Chesterfield in January 2022

Newcastle have agreed to sign Chelsea's Lewis Hall on an initial loan deal and will buy the player next summer.

The 18-year-old made his Premier League debut for the Blues in a 1-0 defeat at Newcastle in November 2022.

Hall will move to St James' Park on loan now, and a fee of £28m plus £7m in add-ons to sign him permanently will be activated next summer.

"He's a player I like - very versatile with really good potential," said Newcastle manager Eddie Howe.

Speaking before the deal was confirmed, Howe added that if Hall joined the Magpies he would be the last player they signed this summer, unless there were injuries.

The deal for academy graduate Hall also includes a sell-on clause for Chelsea should he leave Newcastle.

The England Under-21 international is best known for playing as a left-back but has also featured on the wing and in midfield during his time at Stamford Bridge.

He made 11 appearances for Chelsea across all competitions last season, including nine in the Premier League, and is the club's Academy Player of the Year for 2023.

New Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino has overhauled the squad this summer, allowing 13 players to leave permanently, while four have gone on loan.

Meanwhile, Newcastle have spent in the region of £130m on Sandro Tonali, Harvey Barnes, Tino Livramento and Yankuba Minteh this summer.

Midfielder Tonali - who joined from AC Milan - scored on his debut as Newcastle beat Aston Villa 5-1 at St James' Park on Saturday, while Barnes also netted on his first league appearance for the Magpies following a switch from Leicester.

Speaking about the impact of Tonali, Howe said: "The start is hugely important because it settles everyone down. You could see when he scored, the emotion coming out.

"The rest of his performance followed that, where he was excellent. Hopefully now he'll feel the love of the supporters and there will be an instant connection - that can only help him."

Manchester City are next up for Newcastle in the Premier League on Saturday with kick off at the Etihad scheduled for 20:00 BST.

Newcastle are without a win in their last 19 visits to City in the league, losing 17 of those matches, and Howe is hoping for a positive performance against the Premier League champions, who beat Sevilla on penalties to win the Uefa Super Cup on Wednesday.

"They went into a tough game [in the Super Cup] and were desperate to win, you could see their reactions afterwards. This is a team that will not be complacent. They will be ready for us so we expect a really good game," Howe said.

"We want to become a top team consistently in the Premier League and to do that we have to have a clear identity and try to implement that on other teams."

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  • Comment posted by J Dogg 44, at 13:13 18 Aug 2023

    Chelsea doing football the wrong way round selling all their fantastic academy players and replacing them with foreign players of similiar ability.

    • Reply posted by Robert Robinson, at 13:17 18 Aug 2023

      Robert Robinson replied:
      Selling all of them? I thought Reece James had just been made club captain??

  • Comment posted by Jordan_NUFC, at 12:49 18 Aug 2023

    Chelsea are out here doing the worst business possible. Fantastic signing again for United, brilliant window.

    • Reply posted by tv, at 12:52 18 Aug 2023

      tv replied:
      this article is about Newcastle signing a player not United, seriously.. some folk.

  • Comment posted by Liquidator, at 13:22 18 Aug 2023

    Should have kept Lewis and got rid of Cucurella ( he is useless )

    • Reply posted by D1699616660798, at 13:28 18 Aug 2023

      D1699616660798 replied:
      60m loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool

  • Comment posted by Antonio, at 12:53 18 Aug 2023

    Welcome to Newcastle, Lewis. We'll see you in Spoons with Sandro tomorrow!

    • Reply posted by ajackson, at 15:53 18 Aug 2023

      ajackson replied:
      Newcastle up there with Brighton for the best-run EPL club

  • Comment posted by D1713346643628, at 13:06 18 Aug 2023

    What's the betting Chelsea sign him for £90m in three seasons' time?

    • Reply posted by Gazzalw, at 15:22 18 Aug 2023

      Gazzalw replied:
      Why would he go to a mid able team?

  • Comment posted by geordie with an attitude, at 14:57 18 Aug 2023

    Just think…Newcastle brought in Tonali, Barnes, and Hall for less than Chelsea paid for Caicedo. Wow.

    • Reply posted by john, at 17:20 18 Aug 2023

      john replied:
      All 3 will only get better with Howe's management .

  • Comment posted by wtfb, at 13:28 18 Aug 2023

    Disgraceful. Why Chelsea kept Cucurella and sold Hall is beyond me.

    • Reply posted by Robert Robinson, at 13:34 18 Aug 2023

      Robert Robinson replied:
      Because Hall has no value on the balance sheet as an academy graduate so selling him means £35m profit that really helps with FFP.

      If they sold Cucarella his balance sheet value is probably around £50m now(purchase price less amortisation taken so far), they’d struggle to get that for him so would sell at a loss and harm their FFP position.

  • Comment posted by Average Cyclist, at 13:02 18 Aug 2023

    Big gain for Toon, big loss for Chelsea.

    • Reply posted by TheNightmanCometh, at 16:04 18 Aug 2023

      TheNightmanCometh replied:
      £35m for an 18 year old. Chelsea have done very well.

  • Comment posted by Mike Hunt, at 13:13 18 Aug 2023

    Good move, should get some playing time at the toon with Howe also looking after him.

  • Comment posted by B4N, at 12:50 18 Aug 2023

    Chelsea will now sign some french player who’s half as good for twice the money

    • Reply posted by longhairrocks, at 14:17 18 Aug 2023

      longhairrocks replied:
      Having a British passport at the Bridge means you are looking at the exit.....Mount, Hall, Loftus-Cheek, etc....etc.

  • Comment posted by Strangely Brown, at 13:08 18 Aug 2023

    Oates will be joining him shortly.

    • Reply posted by Ritchies left foot, at 13:55 18 Aug 2023

      Ritchies left foot replied:
      Sorry but 'I can't go for that'....

  • Comment posted by Brass Eye, at 15:53 18 Aug 2023

    Nice bit of business, I fancy Newcastle to turn city over on Saturday.

    • Reply posted by Peterpad, at 19:02 18 Aug 2023

      Peterpad replied:
      Actually more worried about Newcastle than any of the other premier league teams this season. Good luck for the season.. CTID

  • Comment posted by Watford Dave, at 13:38 18 Aug 2023

    Ppl criticising Chelsea for not selling Cucurella instead don’t understand how a market works.
    Someone has to want to buy him for Chelsea to be able to sell him; that’s quite an important feature there.

    • Reply posted by Noodlebug, at 14:20 18 Aug 2023

      Noodlebug replied:
      To be fair the television and talk radio is full of pundits who don't understand how a market works. "Why don't we just sign Neymar and Mbappe, they want to leave, right?"

  • Comment posted by GB1978, at 15:29 18 Aug 2023

    For those slightly shocked at the high price, Man U paid £216 million for Wan-Bassaka, Maguire and Antony😅😅😅

  • Comment posted by john, at 14:50 18 Aug 2023

    Well done:Lewis Hall escaping Chelsea to work with a proper manager who develops young talent .Expect this guy to be an international in 2 years time.

    • Reply posted by Rob, at 16:05 18 Aug 2023

      Rob replied:
      Seen him play, he isn’t international class by a long way.

  • Comment posted by Nolberto Goaliola, at 13:31 18 Aug 2023

    I cannot believe Chelsea let us get this lad. Would have thought he would be closer to 50m in todays business as well. A fantastic signing with huge potential. Really pleased with this one.

    • Reply posted by aye, at 13:44 18 Aug 2023

      aye replied:
      50m for a player completely unproven at this level? I know footballs gone mad but not that mad.

  • Comment posted by modharry, at 13:02 18 Aug 2023

    Would be surprised if CFC let this kid go out on loan 18 versatile & already played first team EPL football for them? Sounds perfect Poch material. Going to a direct rival? and if Eddie Howe rates him he must have something.

    • Reply posted by Comic Als, at 14:47 18 Aug 2023

      Comic Als replied:
      You must ne surprised then.

  • Comment posted by denver, at 13:56 18 Aug 2023

    So glad we got him instead of Cucurella who I was concerned may have come to us as was mentioned . Never mind this looks another potentially very good deal for us. Thanks Chelsea

    • Reply posted by Compo, at 20:39 18 Aug 2023

      Compo replied:
      Absolutely agree! Would have preferred Tierney tho. But very happy, lots of potential the lad!

  • Comment posted by Soccer pal, at 16:09 18 Aug 2023

    Newcastle are buying the right players; won't be surprised if they won the EPL.

  • Comment posted by Robert Robinson, at 13:02 18 Aug 2023

    Disappointing from a Chelsea perspective, he’s looked like he’s got the potential to join the other academy graduates making an impact in the first team like Reece James, Colwill and Gallagher. And Mount, RLC, Tammy Abraham and others before in recent seasons.

    Good signing for Newcastle though, another club benefiting from the great Chelsea academy.

    Another sale why Chelsea are fine on FFP

    • Reply posted by J Dogg 44, at 13:09 18 Aug 2023

      J Dogg 44 replied:
      Chelsea are down 650mil net over the last three seasons, they're not fine with ffp lol

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