He entered the tournament as a substitute.
And left it as one of the hottest names in world football.
Andreas Schjelderup’s World Cup has transformed everything.
his value, and Benfica’s ability to keep him.
Chelsea and Liverpool both enter race for Benfica’s Andreas Schjelderup
According to A Bola, Chelsea and Liverpool are now seriously monitoring Andreas Schjelderup, with the 22-year-old Norwegian winger having already been on the Premier League’s radar before the World Cup began, but now operating in an entirely different stratosphere of interest.
The reason is straightforward.
He entered the tournament as a substitute against Brazil and provided two assists for Erling Haaland as Norway beat them 2-1.
Against England in the quarter-final, he started.
And scored a stunning goal in a 2-1 loss that almost sent Norway into the semi-finals, sending Schjelderup’s stock soaring.
Those two performances transformed a player known inside the football world into a name known everywhere.
Before the World Cup, Benfica had set a price of €40 million and felt that was already a significant challenge for interested clubs to meet.
Now, that figure feels like a starting point rather than a ceiling.
The club’s release clause sits at €100 million, a genuinely prohibitive sum that protects their position in any negotiation.
But the internal reality at Benfica is more complicated than the headline figures suggest.
Schjelderup has a contract renewal offer on the table.
He hasn’t accepted it.
His camp is aware that he is in demand.
Schjelderup has long been known to harbour ambitions of playing in England.
That desire has never been closer to becoming reality.
Benfica will need to fund broader squad recruitment somehow.
The conversations between the player and interested parties are expected once Schjelderup returns from his World Cup rest.
When they happen, this story will move quickly.
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