Lewis Hall set to join Newcastle after agreement reached with Chelsea
Newcastle have reached an agreement with Chelsea for full-back Lewis Hall (Martin Rickett/PA)
Newcastle have reached agreement with Chelsea over a deal for teenage defender Lewis Hall.
The PA news agency understands that talks over the 18-year-old’s move to Tyneside have reached a successful conclusion and that he will become the club’s fourth major summer signing.
Magpies head coach Eddie Howe confirmed his interest in Hall at his pre-match press conference on Friday morning, and indicated that the move – initially at least – would be on a loan basis.
Eddie Howe says signing Hall would conclude Newcastle’s summer business (Owen Humphreys/PA)
Asked about the player, Howe said: “Let’s wait and see what happens today. He’s a player that I like, very versatile, really good potential.”
Asked further if the move would be on a loan basis after admitting last week that the club would have to be “creative” in following up summer swoops for Sandro Tonali, Harvey Barnes and Tino Livramento, Howe added: “Yes, I think it is, yes.”
Howe also confirmed that completion of the deal would effectively bring an end to the club’s incoming transfer business.
He said: “I think if we were able to bring a player in, that would be our transfer business concluded unless there were injuries within our own players.”
Newcastle’s Alexander Isak scored twice in a 5-1 demolition of Aston Villa (Owen Humphreys/PA)
Hall’s arrival would cap a productive summer for the Magpies, who have lost Allan Saint-Maximin but otherwise significantly strengthened their hand.
Tonali made a hugely impressive debut in last Saturday’s 5-1 victory over Aston Villa in which Barnes came off the bench to both provide and assist for Callum Wilson and score himself.
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