Newcastle United left-back Lewis Hall has been linked with Manchester United throughout the summer transfer window.

Manchester United legend Paul Scholes has urged his old club to make a last-ditch attempt to lure Newcastle United left-back Lewis Hall to Old Trafford.

The England international has been linked with a move throughout the summer - although Magpies head coach Matthias Jaissle offered a firm rebuke to suggestions the 13-time Premier League champions could land a deal for Hall as recently as last week. When one of Scholes’ former team-mates, Peter Schmeichel, suggested a deal could be in the offing, Jaissle responded by stating there was ‘no chance’ Hall could depart before summer transfer window comes to a close at 11pm on Tuesday night.

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - AUGUST 26: Lewis Hall of Newcastle United looks on during the Carabao Cup Second Round match between Newcastle United and West Bromwich Albion at St James' Park on August 26, 2026 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photo by George Wood/Getty Images) | Getty Images

placeholder image — NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - AUGUST 26: Lewis Hall of Newcastle United looks on during the Carabao Cup Second Round match between Newcastle United and West Bromwich Albion at St James' Park on August 26, 2026 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photo by George Wood/Getty Images) | Getty Images

There have been some suggestions Newcastle are working on a new contract for the former Chelsea academy product as they look to tie down his services on a long-term agreement and that would provide a major boost to Jaissle as he looks to build on a promising start to his reign at St James Park. However, Scholes believes a move for Hall would be ‘doable’ for his old club and insisted the Magpies star would improve Michael Carrick’s squad after current left-back Luke Shaw struggled during the first week of the new Premier League season.

He told ‘The Good, The Bad & The Football’ podcast: “I think [Manchester] United would have taken going 1-0 down, the way they played in the first half. It could have been two or three. What we saw yesterday, I think that sums what you’re going to get from United. They could have been two or three down but also, you look at the second half, and they were devastating. They are absolutely devastating going forward.

“Do you know one thing that might help Michael? Luke Shaw getting done yesterday [against Ipswich] like he did. So he might go, ‘Look, we need him’, and you think Lewis Hall might be the most doable who is out there and available. You would have thought some work on that has been done. The amount of rumours there have been, you would have thought some work on that has been done.”

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