{"id":19064,"date":"2026-07-20T05:19:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T05:19:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=19064"},"modified":"2026-07-20T05:19:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T05:19:46","slug":"man-utd-receive-major-boost-as-chelsea-fail-to-tempt-top-transfer-target","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=19064","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd Receive Major Boost As Chelsea Fail To Tempt Top Transfer Target"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><strong>Chelsea are unlikely to hijack Man Utd\u2019s move for Newcastle left-back Lewis Hall, according to reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Blues have already managed to snap up Morgan Rogers from under the noses of Arsenal, but <em>TEAMtalk<\/em> claim they won\u2019t be able to tempt Hall to make the switch to Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n<p>It is believed that the fullback has made a transfer to Old Trafford his \u201cpriority\u201d if he does end up leaving St James\u2019 Park.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sra_unit\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" id=\"block-sra\" href=\"https:\/\/manunews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/snack-related-articles\/dist\/css\/snack-related.min.css?230424-120838\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\"\/>\n<aside class=\"sra-group sra-related-list\">\n<h2 class=\"sra-group-head\">Most Read on ManUNews.com<\/h2>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hall originally left Chelsea to join Newcastle three years ago, and it seems he has no intention of returning to the London club, despite the Blues considering him as a potential replacement for Marc Cucurella.<\/p>\n<h2>Will Man Utd table a bid for Hall?<\/h2>\n<p>At the moment, there is no indication that a formal approach for the 21-year-old is imminent. It is unlikely that finances would be the issue, with the Red Devils having only spent \u00a385m on Andrey Santos and Youri Tielemans so far this summer.<\/p>\n<p>The fact is, Newcastle have given Michael Carrick\u2019s side no encouragement. The Magpies have already sold Anthony Gordon and Sandro Tonali, and they are also struggling to keep hold of captain Bruno Guimaraes, who wants a move to Arsenal, so they don\u2019t want to offload any more players.<\/p>\n<h2>Are United targeting any other left-backs?<\/h2>\n<p><smartframe-embed customer-id=\"04742eb90cefa12a5e3ab9bae92c2b93\" v=\"f216f6d5d0b6ef819f6e02bf8357cefd\" image-id=\"neimH6c6ZsAR\" theme=\"iy-theme\" style=\"width: 100%; display: inline-flex; aspect-ratio: 1.5001471020888497; max-width: 5099px;\"\/><!-- https:\/\/smartframe.io\/embedding-support --><br \/>Neco Williams has been <strong>linked<\/strong> with a switch to Old Trafford, although his club Nottingham Forest remain confident of tying down the Welshman to a new contract.<\/p>\n<p>German international Nathaniel Brown was also thought to be high up the Red Devils\u2019 list of transfer options, but he has subsequently completed a \u20ac55m switch to Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich.<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona\u2019s Alejandro Balde was another player who has been monitored, but his departure from the Camp Nou seems unlikely.<\/p>\n<p>There was a chance that he could have been let go if Barca had signed Cucurella from Chelsea, but after the 27-year-old joined Real Madrid, Balde is not expected to be on the market. It means Hall is very much the top target.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more news on Man Utd? 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