€4m gap keeps Benfica and Club Brugge apart in Schjelderup deal | OneFootball

Benfica and Club Brugge are in negotiations for the permanent transfer of the Norwegian winger Andreas Schjelderup, aged 21. Talks between the two clubs have progressed in recent days, but there are still 4 million euros separating an agreement between the parties.

The main point of contention in this "tug-of-war" between the parties is the transaction value. Club Brugge intends to pay around 8 million euros immediately, plus 3 in objectives, but the proposal in question still falls short of what Rui Costa is demanding for the young attacker, according to the Belgian press.

Benfica, which invested around 14 million euros in signing Schjelderup from Nordsjaelland in January 2023, has already recouped part of that amount through a loan fee, and now aims for around 15 million euros to close the deal.

The interest from the current third place in the Belgian league comes at a time when the player is still not an undisputed starter in José Mourinho's team (who is interested in a Rennes midfielder), so the Luz club does not rule out the departure if the financial conditions are considered adequate.

This season, playing for Benfica, Andreas Schjelderup — valued at 14 million euros — has played 24 games: 12 in Liga Portugal Betclic, seven in the Champions League, four in the Portuguese Cup, and one in the League Cup. In the 1,116 minutes he was on the field, the winger scored two goals and made three assists.

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