Heads up, Rui Costa: Barcelona chasing Benfica star | OneFootball

The future of Marcus Rashford at Barcelona is shrouded in uncertainty. After an excellent first half of the season, which led the club to plan to trigger the €30 million purchase option with Manchester United, a dip in the English forward’s performance has raised doubts within the “Culés” sports management. In the last 15 games, Rashford has scored only three goals and provided one assist, forcing the Spaniards to look for a possible replacement, who could be Andreas Schjelderup.

According to information from the newspaper Marca, a Barcelona scout traveled to Portugal to observe the Norwegian winger. Although there are still no concrete negotiations, the Nordic player’s performance has already caught the attention of this European football giant.

However, sporting director Deco and coach Hansi Flick have other targets closer geographically. The Catalan club is closely following Abde Ezzalzouli, from Betis, and Jan Virgili, from Mallorca, and besides Schjelderup, other athletes playing outside La Liga are also being monitored.

It is worth remembering that recently, after the end of the Cosme Damião Awards ceremony, the 21-year-old winger declared his love for the Eagles. “I hope to keep seeing them (the fans) every week in the stadium supporting us. I want to give back with magic, goals, and titles, I can only thank them,” he said at the time.

This season, playing for Benfica, Andreas Schjelderup – valued at €14 million – has already played a total of 35 official matches: 20 in Liga Portugal Betclic, 10 in the Champions League, four in the Portuguese Cup, and one in the League Cup. In the 1,938 minutes he has been on the pitch, he has recorded seven goals and four assists.

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