Newcastle’s crushing victory over Tottenham has all-but confirmed the signing of Lewis Hall on a permanent basis from Chelsea.
Newcastle can no longer finish lower than 14th in the Premier League after their 4-0 win over Tottenham on Saturday afternoon.
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As a result, Hall’s loan from Chelsea will be made permanent in the summer for a fee of £28million.
The 19-year-old signed for the Magpies on loan from Chelsea last summer with an obligation to buy if they finished higher than 15th.
Speaking after the win against Tottenham, Hall revealed he was excited for the future at St. James’ Park.
He said: “I am here now as a Newcastle player and I really enjoy it.
“The future looks really good for the club with so many young and talented players. It is going in the right direction.”
It is now mathematically impossible for Eddie Howe’s side to finish any lower, with this being the only criteria necessary, not appearances.
Hall came on late against Spurs, who made his 16th appearance of the season in the process.
This season, the teenager has mostly been kept on the bench by Howe, leading to speculation that he may be returned to Chelsea once the campaign concludes.
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But this is no longer viable and he will become a permanent member of the Toon when the transfer window starts this summer.
And it comes at a good time for Chelsea, who might have to find ways to raise funds to comply with PSR rules.
They have already broken some unwanted Premier League records when it comes to expenditure and players could be forced to leave.
Armando Broja, Trevoh Chalobah and Marc Cucurella could be sold to bolster the club’s coffers.
Conor Gallagher has been heavily linked with a departure and could go for around £50million with Tottenham interested.
And Ange Postecoglou might be looking at the transfer window more eagerly after watching his side get battered on Saturday.
Alexander Isak scored twice while Anthony Gordon made Premier League history in a 4-0 win which also saw Fabian Schar score from a corner.
It was a miserable day for Spurs, who dropped out of the top four as a result of their heavy loss, giving up their place to Aston Villa.
