Newcastle boss Matthias Jaissle reveals which star he has fallen in ‘love’ with after hitting Man Utd with transfer blow

MATTHIAS JAISSLE has fallen in “love” with Lewis Hall. Manchester United have suffered a hammer blow with the news their top target to replace Luke Shaw has agreed a new five-year contract at Newcastle. Lewis Hall has agreed a new five-year contract with Newcastle Credit: Shutterstock Toon boss Matthias Jaissle has fallen in love with the left-back Credit: Getty The 22-year-old left-back’s stunning form has been rewarded with the package making him one of the club’s top earners. Hall missed out on the World Cup following a dip in form after being switched to right-back under previous boss Eddie Howe towards the end of last term. Sign up for the Man United newsletter Thank you! But he has been one of the key men in new manager Jaissle’s unbeaten start at Newcastle. The German said: “Without speaking about his contract, I can just say that I’m in love with what I’ve seen so far from him. “It’s an amazing player with huge potential still, and this makes me so happy to, hopefully, have him here for the next few years and the long term. “He’s fitting so good to this identity, how we want to play football, and again, he’s doing an excellent job.” Another player Jaissle hopes to have long-term is Lukas Hornicek. The Czech Republic goalie, 24, arrived in a £25.7m deal from Portuguese club Braga just days before Jaissle took charge. Hornicek has made 13 saves across his first three Premier League games, the joint-most in the top-flight along with Ipswich’s Kjell Scherpen. Most read in Sport CASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS The star is looking for a third clean sheet in Black and White at Leeds on Monday and Jaissle is delighted with what he has seen. He said: “An amazing job so far. Amazing signing. A young lad as well. It’s not easy coming in the Premier League, performing already on a high level, dealing with the pressure. As a keeper, it’s something else as well. “We are really pleased, and we hope that he can progress in the same way. Lukas Hornicek has impressed since his arrival at Newcastle Credit: Shutterstock Editorial “I like him a lot as he’s so calm, but so mature as well. That gives the whole team this confidence. “Having someone between the posts with that confidence and showing not even a sign of nervousness, that helps a lot.” Meanwhile, Jaissle eased fears over fellow summer signing Amar Dedic’s injury. The right-back came off in the Carabao Cup win at Millwall with a hamstring issue but the Mags head coach says “it doesn’t look too serious”. He added: “I treat these things really confidential, and I hope my staff too, and that nothing comes out. Because first of all, it’s about the player and it’s about his health. “But what I said already after Millwall, it doesn’t look too serious.” Comment now