Club Brugge: Schjelderup Talks Stall in Lisbon

It is a complex file. Club Brugge has been personally involved with Andreas Schjelderup, a Norwegian winger from Benfica, for a long time, but the Portuguese club is not inclined to simply let the player go. Certainly not after his brilliant performance against Real Madrid on Wednesday, with two goals.

To defuse the situation, Bob Madou and Dévy Rigaux traveled to Lisbon on Thursday to negotiate. They returned on Friday, after an intense two days. They were unable to reach an agreement at club level, but it is heard in Norway and Portugal that Club will continue to push to sign Schjelderup in the coming days. The player’s market value on Transfermarkt is 14 million euros, Club certainly does not want to go that far.

What works in Club’s favor is that Schjelderup himself would like to go to Bruges. He was close to a transfer to Club in the past and has always kept in touch with Rigaux. Perhaps the player himself can force an opening.

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Mourinho

Schjelderup should certainly not leave for Benfica coach José Mourinho. “There is a lot of talk about him, but he has played all the last four matches. I believe that this Andreas is better than I expected,” said Mourinho after the win against Real. “He’s more like what I’m looking for and not everyone can play. This is a boy who still has a long way to go. It’s one thing to be for sale, it’s another to get offers for him. You don’t get to the World Cup by going to a weaker league and a weaker team. If his goal is to go to the World Cup, it’s with games like this.”

Of course he can also play that at Club Brugge. Club, like Benfica, is in the intermediate round of the Champions League. Blue-black’s opponent is Atlético Madrid.

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