Lewis Hall calls Newcastle stay a no-brainer despite Manchester United interest
Lewis Hall has called his decision to stay at Newcastle United a “no-brainer”, despite Manchester United’s interest in signing him during the summer window. The Lewis Hall Manchester United transfer talk followed him for months, but the left-back insists it never shook his focus at St James’ Park.
Speaking to The Independent, Hall was asked directly whether the links to Old Trafford had got inside his head. His answer was blunt.
No, honestly, it didn’t. I guess whenever you’re linked to another team, you know that you’re doing something right. I guess it’s just a credit to your own performances and how you are as a player, how you are as a person.
United had been strongly linked with a move for the defender before they missed out on signing Hall. Rather than seeing the speculation as a distraction, he treated it as confirmation that his own game was heading in the right direction.
I took that as a positive, but at the same time, I knew how much I love playing here and I knew that since the manager came in, I knew the ambitions and what we wanted to achieve.
Hall attributes contract decision to Matthias Jaissle vision and board trust
Hall traced his decision to sign a new long-term contract back to early talks with Newcastle manager Matthias Jaissle. He said it took only a handful of meetings for the German to win him over.
After not many conversations, not many training sessions, I knew that the manager was going to be really good for this club and I knew that as a team, bringing in new players and improving the squad was really important and as soon as we did that, it was a no-brainer really to sign.
He also credited the faith shown in him by the Newcastle board when the fresh terms were put in front of him, describing his outlook as one focused firmly on the present rather than distant plans.
I think when you’re at a team you don’t think too far into the future. Obviously, I’m really grateful for the contract that I’ve received and the trust that I’ve been given from the board and from the manager and everything like that.
England recall and Newcastle form highlight left-back’s rapid development
Hall’s stock has climbed quickly this season. Thomas Tuchel has brought him back into the England squad, reward for a run of steady displays at left-back for Newcastle.
He added a goal to that run in Newcastle’s 2-1 win over Hull City on Saturday, extending a bright start to his campaign. Former players have noticed the shift in his standing too, and Roy Keane’s assessment of the defender summed up just how highly he is now rated across the Premier League.
He came through Chelsea’s academy before making the move north, and he has since built up 109 appearances for Newcastle across three years there. Going from academy graduate to England international in that time shows how sharply his career has climbed since leaving Chelsea.
Newcastle target long-term ambitions as Hall focuses on game-by-game progress
Even after putting pen to paper on fresh terms, Hall was reluctant to look too far ahead when asked about his future at the club.
But I’m just taking it game by game, just trying to do the best I can for this club. We’ve got ambitions and as long as we achieve these ambitions and achieve what we want to achieve, I’m sure I’ll be here for a long time.
His comments arrived during a busy window that also touched on Manchester United, with Hall’s situation featuring among our summer transfer talking points. For United fans, the Lewis Hall Manchester United transfer story now looks settled, with the defender fully committed to Newcastle’s project under Jaissle.
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