Alert, Benfica: Portuguese coach tries to lure Schjelderup away from Italy | OneFootball

West Ham United has entered the race for Andreas Schjelderup. According to reports, the English club, managed by Nuno Espírito Santo, intends to sign the Benfica winger, with sources suggesting that the player could be diverted from Italy and head to the Premier League.

According to the newspaper A Bola, the club fighting to stay in the top British division is keeping a close eye on the Nordic footballer’s situation. However, the same source explains that Nuno Espírito Santo’s team will only move for Schjelderup if they fail to sign another target.

Thus, the English club enters the scene and could disrupt the plans of Parma and Roma, Serie A clubs that have already shown interest in acquiring the services of the number 21. In fact, the historic club that launched names like Gianluigi Buffon is very close to sealing the deal.

As for West Ham United, the Hammers intend to proceed with some caution in signing the Norwegian international, as the club has already spent around 50 million euros on attacking reinforcements, with the arrivals of Gil Vicente’s sensation Pablo Felipe and Lazio striker Taty Castellanos.

This season, playing for Benfica, Andreas Schjelderup — valued at 14 million euros — has played 21 matches: 11 in Liga Portugal Betclic, six in the Champions League, three in the Portuguese Cup, and one in the League Cup. In the 969 minutes he has been on the pitch, the winger has scored two goals and provided three assists.

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