Even before this summer’s World Cup, Benfica’s Norwegian star winger Andreas Schjelderup was on several lists of big clubs across Europe. – Everyone was aware of his talent, but the success under then manager Jose Mourinho was still too fresh for the really big chequebooks to be brought out.
The World Championships became Andreas Schjelderup’s definitive international breakthrough and the interest and willingness to pay has exploded.
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Benfica manager Marco Silva, who was brought to the club from Fulham, has been crystal clear that Andreas Schjelderup is extremely important in his investment. – Therefore, the club has negotiated a 100 million euro buyout clause.
NOW comes the first sign that something big is going on, Record writes that Andreas Schjelderup has changed football agent to Jorge Mendes. – A guy who only works with the very biggest or players he thinks will give him millions of commissions.
Jorge Mendes had Cristiano Ronaldo in his squad for several years, and that he now represents players such as Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal and PSG’s João Neves – and coaches such as José Mourinho at Real Madrid and Enzo Maresca at Manchester City.
The Bodø boy has previously been represented by the agent company Roof.
This summer, there has been repeated speculation about Schjelderup’s future at Benfica. The Portuguese top club has reportedly tried to get the Norwegian to extend his contract – without success.
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Schjelderup has a contract with Benfica until 2028.
