Schjelderup was advised to leave Benfica | OneFootball

Andreas Schjelderup received important advice from Stale Solbakken at a time when the winger’s future at Benfica continues to generate plenty of discussion. The Norway manager revealed that, last season, he advised the player to leave the Luz due to a lack of playing time, before a run of strong performances completely changed the situation.

"For now, he has to return to the Benfica team and try to become a starter again. His contract expires, I believe, in 18 months, two years, so next year will be very important for him to play well and make the right decisions, whether he wants to stay at Benfica or move to another league," Solbakken began by explaining.

The Norwegian coach then recalled the conversation he had with Schjelderup last season. "I had a serious conversation with him last season about leaving, because he hadn’t been playing for a long time, but suddenly he scored and got an assist in the game against Real Madrid and everything changed," he said.

Since then, the winger has gained prominence and become one of the leading Norwegian figures in Portuguese football. Solbakken believes the player has improved a lot, although he still has room to grow: "He can improve in some areas, become more consistent, score even more goals and provide more assists, be better defensively, but he improved a lot in the last year," he stressed.

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