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Newcastle United have signed 18-year-old Chelsea defender Lewis Hall on loan and will make the deal permanent next summer.<\/p>\n
The England Under-21 international made his Premier League debut for Chelsea in a\u00a01-0 defeat at Newcastle\u00a0in November.<\/p>\n
A fee of \u00a328m plus \u00a37m in add-ons will be activated at the end of the season.<\/p>\n
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\u201cTo now be here at Newcastle, the club that I\u2019ve supported since I was a kid, I\u2019m honoured and very proud to wear this shirt,\u201d Hall said.<\/p>\n
\u201cMe and my family are Newcastle fans, and for me and my brother growing up, it was drilled into us that we were Newcastle. It\u2019s a big club and I can\u2019t wait to get started.\u201d<\/p>\n
The deal for Hall, who came through the academy at Stamford Bridge, includes a sell-on clause for Chelsea should he leave Newcastle.<\/p>\n
He is best known for playing at left-back but also featured on the wing and in midfield for Chelsea.<\/p>\n
He made 11 appearances in all competitions last season, including nine in the league, and was Chelsea\u2019s Academy Player of the Year in 2023.<\/strong><\/p>\n Newcastle manager Eddie Howe said he was \u201cdelighted\u201d to sign Hall.<\/p>\n \u201cHe is a player we have tracked closely, as have a number of clubs, so it\u2019s very pleasing to secure him and to add a player of his quality, versatility and high potential to our squad,\u201d Howe said.<\/p>\n Speaking before the deal was confirmed, Howe said Hall would be the last player Newcastle signed this summer.<\/p>\n Newcastle have spent about \u00a3130m on Sandro Tonali, Harvey Barnes, Tino Livramento and Yankuba Minteh this summer.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n