{"id":2599,"date":"2026-03-26T12:59:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T12:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=2599"},"modified":"2026-03-26T12:59:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T12:59:21","slug":"real-madrid-tipped-to-sign-defender-chelsea-sold-for-just-28million-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=2599","title":{"rendered":"Real Madrid tipped to sign defender Chelsea sold for just \u00a328million | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; 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height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1313993147.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27682206\" alt=\"The Club Badges of Chelsea FC and Real Madrid\" decoding=\"sync\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Chelsea sold Lewis Hall to Newcastle (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jason Cundy fears Chelsea\u2019s flawed transfer policy means they have allowed a player with the potential to play for Real Madrid to leave the club for just \u00a328million. <\/p>\n<p>The Blues\u2019 Clearlake owners are under the spotlight again following a worrying run of form that has seen them crash out of Europe and lose significant ground in the race for Champions League qualification.<\/p>\n<p>Last weekend\u2019s morale-sapping 3-0 defeat at Everton represented another blow for rookie manager Liam Rosenior who has now presided over five defeats in the last seven matches in all competitions. <\/p>\n<p>The decision to oust Enzo Maresca in January already looks to have been the wrong one even if Chelsea maintain their current manager\u2019s position is not under threat, regardless of how the rest of the campaign pans out. <\/p>\n<p>Whether they will remain true to their word remains to be seen but, in any case, Rosenior appears to be the latest manager to be suffering from a transfer strategy that has seen Chelsea refuse to sign experienced players and lose some their best homegrown players. <\/p>\n<p>Lewis Hall certainly fits the latter category with the 21-year-old thriving at Newcastle to the extent whereby he could well start for England at the upcoming World Cup in the summer. <\/p>\n<p>Sold for a bargain price 18 months ago, the left-back will get a chance to further enhance his international hopes in the upcoming friendlies against Uruguay and Japan.<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n\t\t\t\tYour football fix\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<p><strong>Metro<\/strong>&#8216;s Head of Sport James Goldman delivers punchy analysis, transfer talk and his take on the week&#8217;s biggest stories direct to your inbox every week.<\/p>\n<p>Sign up here, it&#8217;s an open goal.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2268167614.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27683151\" alt=\"England Training &amp; Media Activity\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Lewis Hall is set to play for England in the upcoming friendlies (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cundy, meanwhile, believes it won\u2019t be long until Newcastle are fielding offers from Europe\u2019s elite clubs and wouldn\u2019t be surprised to see the defender snapped up by Real.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I would say so,\u2019 said Cundy when asked who would start at left-back for Thomas Tuchel\u2019s England side at the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Nico O\u2019Reilly\u2019s had a great spell as well\u2026they\u2019re technically both midfielders, Hall was a midfielder at Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I think that consistently, Lewis Hall has been, without a doubt, for me, the best English left back in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018He has had a brilliant season, he\u2019s top drawer all over the pitch. He attacks, his positional sense, his weight of cross, his pass, his energy levels.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018He knows when to support the wide man, knows when to overlap, he\u2019s a brilliant player.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1363478111.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27683500\" alt=\"Chelsea v Chesterfield: The Emirates FA Cup Third Round\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Lewis Hall made only nine Premier League appearances for Chelsea (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018Lewis Hall, from when I saw him at Chelsea to now\u2026I think he could actually move to a top five or six club in the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I think he\u2019s got that in him, I\u2019m not joking, he could be at Real Madrid. I think he could be that good.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s a big statement, but I\u2019ve seen him develop and Newcastle fans won\u2019t thank me for saying this, but he really is that good.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I think he could [go on to play for Real Madrid]. 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