Chelsea, who almost spent 400 million euros This summer, he’s conducting a necessary sale of players to raise money and offset expenses. On the same day that the “Blues” announced their new signing, Romeo Lavia, they also managed to sell one of the jewels of the quarry.
This is Lewis Hall, a young 18-year-old player who has played 11 games (10 as a starter) in the first team on the orders of Graham Potter and Frank Lampard over the last season. With this signing, Chelsea will bring in 40 million euros, a tiny amount compared to the expenses the “Blues” had to raise Róméo Lavia and Moisés Caicedo, who together raised 200 million euros—the same amount Newcastle have spent across the transfer market.
However, Chelsea almost managed to bag the game for 300 million euros with the departure of 18 players in this summer market between sales, transfers, and contract terms. The “Blues” have a negative balance of almost 100 million euros.
Newcastle’s 200 million were set aside for the foundation by Sandro Tonali for 60 million euros, Harvey Barnes for 45 million, and Tino Livramento for almost 40 million. Now they will add 40 million more when they sign Lewis Hall, who is currently on standby due to the restrictions of Financial Fair Play.
Eddie Howe confirmed in a press conference that the footballer “is a player he likes, very versatile, and with a lot of potential. It will be his final commitment, barring any injuriesAccording to Fabrizio Romano, he will be loaned out after ‘signing a new contract at Chelsea a few days ago’.
The agreement between Chelsea and Newcastle consists of a £28 million mandatory call option loan and seven more in variables—nearly €41 million—although Sky Sports journalist Keith Downie says: “The extra £7 million is unlikely”.
