15 Jun 2026 22:50:24
If the rumours are to be believed Utd are seriously interested in Lewis Hall.
I have read about the transfer fee being 70m but can't believe Utd would pay such a huge amount.
What do you think he is worth?
1.) 16 Jun 2026
16 Jun 2026 06:41:11
They may as well pay a bit extra and go for Tonali at that price.
2.) 16 Jun 2026
16 Jun 2026 06:45:59
Cucurella to Madrid set a level at circa £50m, far more experienced. Hall is younger, but didn't make the England squad. It's down to negotiation, but Newcastle will want to max it. Given they sold Gordon for less than £70m, a forward, that figure is unreasonable for a full back.
3.) 16 Jun 2026
16 Jun 2026 09:37:08
70mill for someone who will make that position their own for a decade is peanuts.
4.) 16 Jun 2026
16 Jun 2026 09:43:03
Part of the issue in price is the sell-on clause Newcastle must give Chelsea 20% of the fee received.
I don't care what anyone says, there is no value in this market. The prices paid for largely unproven players are off the charts.
70m for a full back. ? The world's gone mad.
United trying to string-arm West Ham on Fernandes.
I like the tactic of not just meeting a crazy price.
5.) 16 Jun 2026
16 Jun 2026 12:13:08
My guess is that there's a better and less expensive choice than Hall out there, but can United unearth the player from a less expensive source than the EPL, where clubs don't necessarily need or want to sell.
I find it difficult to believe that United don't have a backup plan behind the Lewis Hall headline. For example, maybe Mazraoui moves to LB, where he's been deployed effectively for Morocco, and we end up buying a RB.
6.) 16 Jun 2026
16 Jun 2026 12:31:32
Bayern are paying around £55m for the young German left back. Hall is not worth any more than that, in my opinion.
But if the powers that be are insisting on buying prem proven players, then they'll be forced to overpay.
7.) 16 Jun 2026
16 Jun 2026 12:51:09
I like Hall, but not sure we need to be sucked into an inflated English player bidding war with Chelsea (the obvious replacement for Cucurella).
Quite like Maxi Araujo at Sporting.
8.) 16 Jun 2026
16 Jun 2026 13:05:31
£70m is outrageous for him. A solid full back isn't going to push the dial for us, and Shaw was better last season than him. He's not an immediate priority. Sign a back up to Shaw and save the big money for midfield.
9.) 16 Jun 2026
16 Jun 2026 13:31:14
For the fees being thrown about, surely we have an LB in Harry Amass capable of supporting Luke Shaw next season, getting some minutes and experience, ready to take over the following season, who has all the credentials and ability levels to be as good if not better than Hall? We also have Diego Leon to compete with Amass.
I've always felt RB was a more pressing position to focus on ahead of LB, anyway.
10.) 16 Jun 2026
16 Jun 2026 14:02:11
Ports,
That's not a bad shout, but I think Amass needs another loan.
11.) 16 Jun 2026
16 Jun 2026 14:33:05
Back up to Shaw next season? You are joking, right? Shaw had an unbelievable, injury-free season. You are really expecting the same again... You are being very optimistic.
Who cares if the targets are 70m or 100 mill. Let's just get done what has been identified. Rather pay 70 m than 50m for someone on the back of him doing ok in another league...
The kid everyone is raving about, who had a good game for Morocco the other day, I looked up his last 15 games. In virtually every game, he scored 6 out of 10 and did not even reach a 7 out of 10, and that was in a poorer league. That is clearly the reason no one bought him yet, and a perfect reason why we won't. We're not in the position to take more gambles.
12.) 16 Jun 2026
16 Jun 2026 15:03:25
I ain't worried about Hall or the figures, more worried about the latest rumour: Summerville for £50 million.
He simply isn't good enough & am hoping it's just another bulls*** rumour.
13.) 16 Jun 2026
16 Jun 2026 15:06:25
Luke Shaw is crap, offers nothing in attack, really, and probably won't be fit as much with no wc to hope for.
14.) 16 Jun 2026
16 Jun 2026 15:17:59
Jsu, I don't see Hall as the same type of gamble as that lad. Buying young guys now is a huge gamble, as they go for such big money before they have achieved anything. Buying young, and from abroad, for such huge sums compounds the risk.
15.) 16 Jun 2026
16 Jun 2026 19:06:03
I'd much rather Dorgu at LB and buy another LW.
16.) 16 Jun 2026
16 Jun 2026 19:29:47
Part of why Utd are targeting Hall and not some overseas LB is the homegrown quota for Europe. There's only 5 HG players in the current squad, with the requirement being 8.
Shaw, Heaven, Maguire, Mainoo, Mount.
I believe Heaven is young enough he wouldn't need to be registered, but either way, at this point, Utd would only be able to register a squad of 22 players instead of 25 for the CL next season.
17.) 16 Jun 2026
16 Jun 2026 20:05:42
Hall is better than Shaw at left back. Shaw is basically a CB these days. Agree with Ken that he will be back to the treatment table frequently next season after his miraculous World Cup season.
18.) 16 Jun 2026
16 Jun 2026 21:20:28
Fuser, if they promote a few of the youth team into the squad, it should help the quota of home-grown.
For me, Shaw was the best left full-back in the Premier League last season. Maybe I haven't seen enough of Hall to judge him fairly, but 70m is just way too much in my opinion for any full-back.
It's a very important position, but not as much as centre-back, midfield, or striker. The "English" and "Man Utd" premium that clubs always try to get should be stoutly resisted, unless we are talking about exceptional players.
How much would Keane, Robson, or Rooney be priced at today?
19.) 16 Jun 2026
16 Jun 2026 23:06:09
We paid "over the odds" for Keane, Cole, Rooney, Ferdinand. How did that work out?
Not saying which players, the scouts and recruiting team need to do their job and find the best players. Paying a bit over for the right players is what ultimately will bring success. Jumping to midtable players and still playing over the odds is what gets us nowhere.
Hall is like a young Shaw for what it's worth. I don't trust Shaw's ability to stay fit, but also, he has very little attacking contribution. His days of under and overlapping have waned and he is no longer the player he was. Nowhere near the best in the EPL last season.
20.) 17 Jun 2026
16 Jun 2026 23:25:19
Amass, Dorgu, Diego Leon?
Why not do some coaching and get the above three ready to take over from Shaw?
21.) 17 Jun 2026
17 Jun 2026 02:37:16
Salford, you don't need to include u21's in the list if they've been at the club for 2 years (I believe) or there's a separate list for them. I suppose, look at the other way, you can only register 17 foreign players in a 25 man squad. Whether it's Hall at LB, or Anderson at CM, Utd are going to have to look to sign at least one if not 2 HG players if they want a full squad.
Lammens, Martinez, De Ligt, Yoro, Dorgu, Mazroui, Amad, Dalot, Fernandes, Cunha, Mbuembo, Sesko, Ederson.
That's 13 out of 17 slots taken. With a backup GK, Backup ST, 2 CM's. Anything after that: another forward, RB/LB, they'd both have to be HG.
22.) 17 Jun 2026
17 Jun 2026 03:20:44
It's a nice fairytale that these kids come in and play in these positions, but reality is they are not good enough atm... so if who we want and the position we want is 70 mil then so be it.
No good harping back to how much whoever was in yesteryear, it's today's world, over inflated, you either buy or don't buy, end of.
Dorgu is not a great LB, Shaw is much better, but just can't stay fit. So we need another, and if that's Hall at 70m, do it and move on.
23.) 17 Jun 2026
17 Jun 2026 09:44:09
Buying Hall allows us to finally rid the club of Luke Shaw next summer. Shaw can leave. Amass can step up after another loan, Leon is floating about, and there is another LB in the youth team.
Why would we bring Dorgu back from what he has established as a preferred position, befitting of his attributes, and have him as a liability again? Seems incredibly illogical.
24.) 17 Jun 2026
17 Jun 2026 11:19:36
Utd can also promote youth players to meet the HG quota as well. Let's not forget Rashford is back. I don't think he will be here for the start of the season.
25.) 17 Jun 2026
17 Jun 2026 12:37:11
Crikey, I hope not.