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According to reports, Manchester United are now ‘more likely’ to complete a deal for Lewis Hall, with Newcastle United supporters being told to “be worried”.

In this summer’s transfer window, Manchester United have already brought in Andrey Santos, Youri Tielemans and Karl Darlow.

However, only around half of their summer business is believed to be complete, as they are still expected to sign another midfielder, left-back, winger and/or striker before the window shuts.

Left-back is arguably a more urgent issue than some of the other positions because it would be risky to depend on the injury-prone Luke Shaw for an entire season while competing across multiple competitions.

Newcastle United standout Hall has therefore emerged as a possible long-term replacement for Shaw at Manchester United.

Newcastle are going through another difficult summer window, having already lost Anthony Gordon, Sandro Tonali and Eddie Howe.

Hall and Bruno Guimaraes could also depart amid interest from Manchester United and Arsenal, while it has been suggested that both players may now be more likely to move elsewhere following Howe’s exit from St James’ Park.

On Friday afternoon, journalist Ben Jacobs confirmed that Hall is on Manchester United’s radar.

Jacobs said: ‘Manchester United have made checks on Lewis Hall as they assess left-back options.

‘Not a new target, as Manchester United have been tracking the Newcastle left-back for some time, but no club-to-club contact yet.

‘Newcastle would still like Hall to sign fresh terms, while the player will seek clarity over his role under new manager Matthias Jaissle.’

Another report on Friday claimed Newcastle’s response to Manchester United is that Hall is not for sale this summer, but talkSPORT reporter Alex Crook believes he is now “more likely” to leave St James’ Park.

Crook said on talkSPORT: “That interest has been there for a while.

“I was told even before England named their World Cup squad that he would be open to a move to Man United.

“Now that Eddie Howe has left the club, I think that makes the transfer more likely.”

He added: “I’d be worried if I was a Newcastle fan.”

Our colleagues at TEAMtalk have reported that a ‘hefty bid’ from the Red Devils is ‘imminent’ for Hall because director of football Jason Wilcox is ‘driving’ the move.

The report explained:

‘Indeed, we understand that technical director Jason Wilcox remains the driving force behind United’s interest, having long admired Hall’s ability to operate as both a traditional full-back and an inverted defender. ‘While United know negotiations will not be straightforward, they are prepared to make a concerted effort to secure the £60m-rated England international before the transfer window closes.’