What Newcastle is actually sayingNewcastle values Hall at £60 million, and his contract runs through 2029. The contrast between those two numbers, £60 million for Hall versus £13.7 million for Salinas, tells you almost everything about where this negotiation was always going to end up. What this means for Newcastle’s transfer strategySelling Gordon and Tonali while keeping Hall is not a contradiction, it is a strategy. Hall, at £60 million with five years left on his deal, does not fit that calculus yet. The club acquired him initially on loan, converted that deal to permanent, and within roughly two years is reportedly valuing him at £60 million.