Lewis Hall agrees long-term Newcastle deal, Chelsea buy-out close: football news – live

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⚽️ News and updates before the weekend’s football action ⚽️ Premier League: 10 things to watch out for | Mail Tom Newcastle United defender Lewis Hall has signed a new long-term contract with the club. Reports suggest the left-back, 22, has agreed a two-year extension to his original deal that would take his contract up to 2031.

Reports suggest the left-back, 22, has agreed a two-year extension to his original deal that would take his contract up to 2031.

Hall has been the subject of interest from Manchester United, among others, but has now committed his immediate future to Newcastle.

> “It’s an absolute pleasure to play for this club and to represent the supporters,” he said. “I know how much it means to them.

> “To be able to bring joy to their faces, it’s a big thing for me. I obviously have a family connection with the club, which is incredibly important to us all.

> “One of the main reasons I play is to make my family proud, and I know how much it means to them to watch me playing for Newcastle United.”

No club embraces chaos quite like Chelsea. Stability has been absent at Stamford Bridge going back even as far as the Ken Bates era. The latest twist in west London has been foreseen for a while, with warring factions between the current ownership meaning a parting of ways was always likely but Mark Walter’s issues with US tax authorities have accelerated the timeline. Then, on Thursday evening, Matt Hughes and Jacob Steinberg came through with the report that Chelsea’s majority owners, Clearlake Capital, are closing in on an agreement to buy out co-owners Todd Boehly and Walter in a deal that would see the pair make a profit on their investment and value the club at around £5bn.

We’ll be across any further updates on that story, plus the reaction to last night’s European action and all the other news ahead of the weekend football. Plenty to get stuck into.

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