€4 million apart: Benfica and Club Brugge yet to agree on Schjelderup | OneFootball

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

The main point of contention in this “tug of war” is the value of the transaction. Club Brugge wants to pay around 8 million euros upfront, plus 3 million in add-ons, but the offer is still below what Rui Costa is demanding for the young forward, according to the Belgian press.

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

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

This season, playing for Benfica, Andreas Schjelderup — valued at 14 million euros — has made 24 appearances: 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 has played, the winger scored two goals and provided three assists.

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