The 20-year-old will miss this month's Carabao Cup final, as well as the Magpies' Premier League run-in and new England head coach Thomas Tuchel's first games in charge of the Three Lions, to undergo surgery on the injury, a decision made following advice from a specialist.

He accepts that it's the best option with a long-term view on his blossoming career - even if he'd have been prepared to try to play through the pain barrier for club and country.

"It's gutting, especially with the games coming up," the left-back told newcastleunited.com. "There's so much to play for until the end of the season and I was looking forward to them so much, so it's devastating, not just for me but being able to help the team.

"I feel like my season's gone well and it's come at probably the worst time. I would want to continue playing but we had to look at my career and agree on what was best. If I was to play through the pain, things could have got worse which would have a negative impact on my career long-term.

"Honestly, I would play through anything if I could. Obviously the cup final is a massive game; I'd played in all the games leading up to it and I'd like to think I've played a big part in us getting to this stage.

"And with the internationals coming up as well, it's disappointing that I'm not available to be selected for that - and that I can't play in the end of season games which ultimately will determine the competitions we play in (next season), whether we get in the Champions League.

"It's quite hard to accept at the minute but I'm still young and there are many opportunities ahead, I'm very confident in that.

"I haven't had it before in my career but watching us train every day and watching the team play is something that I'm really not looking forward to, but I've got so much faith in the boys to get us over the line and do what we need to do."

And Hall, who has won the club's Sela Player of the Month award twice this term as well as making his full international debut in November, has been heartened by well-wishes from supporters on social media.

"Getting a load of messages shows how much the fans care about you," he said. "A lot of messages that I've seen this year have helped me to achieve what I've achieved.

"To know that they appreciate my efforts and the way that I play is a nice thing to hear at a difficult time.

"I'm a firm believer that I've got so much more that I want to achieve now. I've had a really good start to my Newcastle career; I've come a long way in this team and I feel like there's so much more that we can achieve together.

"I can't wait to be getting fit during the off-season and getting ready for next season - hopefully in the Champions League with a trophy by then."