Andreas Schjelderup was close to leaving, but magic saved Benfica | OneFootball

Benfica’s historic victory over Real Madrid (4-2) changed the course of Andreas Schjelderup’s future - who is fine-tuning details ahead of the Club World Cup. Dévy Rigaux, Club Brugge’s sporting director, now admits that the star was very close to joining the Belgian side in January, before scoring a brace against Los Blancos.

"If he hadn’t scored two goals against Real Madrid, he could have been a Club Brugge player", said the executive on the 'MidMid' podcast. It should be remembered that the Belgian club had at the time submitted an offer of €8 million, plus €3 million in add-ons, to Benfica’s SAD and had even reached an agreement with Schjelderup.

Everything was on track at a time when the Nordic player had very little prominence at Benfica, but the eighth and final match of the Champions League league phase halted the transfer. The number 21 started and made his mark on an epic night for the Eagles, scoring in the 36th and 53rd minutes.

Benfica decided to keep Schjelderup, with the young winger building momentum to establish himself in the second half of the season, and now the list of interested clubs is growing. Club Brugge is, in fact, one of the clubs still keeping a close eye on the Nordic player, whose minimum price is €40 million.

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