Chelsea are interested in signing one of their former players back, according to an exclusive from our writer Simon Phillips.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
If you enjoy Chelsea News coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content.<\/em><\/p>\n While everyone was thinking about the appointment of Xabi Alonso as Chelsea\u2019s new manager, our writer Simon Phillips had an exclusive about a potential transfer.<\/p>\n On his Substack, Phillips claims that Chelsea are \u201cdiscussing\u201d a move to bring Lewis Hall back to the club from Newcastle.<\/p>\n While Alonso wants to keep Marc Cucurella, there is some suggestion that the club might have to sell him if a new contract isn\u2019t agreed. Hall would make a great long term replacement<\/p>\n We always said it was a mistake to sell Hall, and we\u2019d love to see him signed again. It\u2019s great to have academy players do well at your club, and the youngster is just a top player.<\/p>\n But we do have our doubts about how far this interest will go. Hall was really happy with his move to the North East \u2013 would he be keen to come straight back? We\u2019re not so sure. Phillips himself calls it a \u201chugely ambitious idea\u201d and we dread to think what the price tag of the England international would be.<\/p>\n Xabi Alonso was persuaded to take the Chelsea job after talks with the owners and the sporting directors \u2013 we\u2019d love to know what they said.<\/p>\n Chelsea\u2019s appointment of Alonso came around faster than most people were expecting.<\/p>\n DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON THE APP STORE<\/strong><\/p>\n Check out the latest edition of Simon Phillips\u2019 SPTC podcast here:<\/em><\/p>\nHall a great choice for Chelsea \u2013 but potentially a long way from a deal<\/h2>\n
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