Report: Chelsea rival Man Utd for £70m transfer to replace unsettled Blues star

Chelsea are reportedly ready to join the race for the transfer of Newcastle United left-back Lewis Hall to replace Marc Cucurella this summer.

Hall was previously in Chelsea’s academy but managed only 12 first-team appearances before leaving to join Newcastle, where he’s improved a great deal.

According to Fichajes , the Blues are now keen to bring Hall back to the club in a potential £70m deal, with the England international being targeted to replace Cucurella.

The report states that Cucurella could leave Stamford Bridge , and this perhaps makes sense after he recently signalled he was unsettled with this current CFC project.

Cucurella has been a key player for Chelsea, but his recent comments to the Athletic suggest he’s not happy with how things have been going with the west London giants.

“I understand this is part of the club’s policy, and that they want to take this direction — signing young players and looking to the future. But, for all of us who are still here and want to win big things, moments like this make you feel discouraged,” he said.

He added: “We have a good core of players. The foundations are there. But to fight for major trophies such as the Premier League or the Champions League, you need more.”

If Cucurella isn’t happy then it’s surely wise to move him on, with Hall potentially looking like he could be an upgrade anyway.

See the table above for our Transfer Fit rating for Hall to Chelsea – and click here to find out more about how we score these.

Hall’s fine form looks to have him in contention for a place in England’s 2026 World Cup squad, and it’s also seen him linked with other big clubs.

United will be an interesting one to watch as they look like they could definitely do with Hall as a long-term successor to the ageing Luke Shaw, while Patrick Dorgu looks like he could shift to a more attacking role in the long term.

Chelsea will no doubt hope that Hall fancies a move back to his former club as a priority, but he might also feel that that ship has sailed and that it would be better to try a different kind of challenge if he is to leave St James’ Park.

Newcastle surely won’t be keen to sell, however, after losing Alexander Isak last summer and with the threat of other star names like Sandro Tonali and Anthony Gordon potentially leaving this year.