Andreas Schjelderup: €30 Million Winger in High Demand

Andreas Schjelderup is no longer just a name on a scout’s laptop. He’s become one of the hottest attacking properties in Europe – and his World Cup cameos for Norway have turned a busy market into a potential bidding war.

Milan and Como are the latest Serie A clubs to move from curiosity to concrete interest in the Benfica winger, joining a queue that already includes Liverpool, Tottenham and Atletico Madrid. The list keeps growing. So does the price.

Benfica’s €30m hand

Benfica, as ever, know exactly what they’ve got.

Reports in Italy suggest the Portuguese champions now value Schjelderup at around €30 million. That figure is roughly double what Club Brugge were ready to put on the table in January, before everything changed with one ruthless performance.

A match-winning brace against Real Madrid forced José Mourinho’s hand. Any thoughts of cashing in early were shelved. Schjelderup was pulled off the market and told to keep deciding games instead.

Parma had also pushed hard in the winter window. CEO Federico Cherubini has already admitted they came close to an agreement, only to fall just short when it mattered. For a club of Parma’s size, that near miss may linger for a while.

A winger built for modern football

On the pitch, the appeal is obvious.

Schjelderup is a left-footed right winger who can operate on either flank, drifting inside to finish or staying wide to stretch the game. Last season he delivered 10 goals and seven assists in 43 appearances for Benfica across all competitions – not eye-watering numbers, but the kind that turn heads when paired with his age, versatility and ceiling.

Those performances had already put him firmly on the radar of Europe’s elite. The World Cup has simply turned the volume up.

World Cup spark, European noise

Thrown into the spotlight with Norway, Schjelderup has used limited minutes to maximum effect. Coming off the bench, he helped turn a tense group-stage match against Senegal into a 3-2 win, a result that pushed Norway into the last 16 and underlined his status as a game-changer rather than just a prospect.

That impact has rippled quickly across the continent.

Barcelona have now been mentioned as a possible destination, with Schjelderup reportedly viewed as a candidate to replace Marcus Rashford. The link speaks volumes about how he is being perceived: not just as a future talent, but as someone ready to carry responsibility at the very top level.

Schjelderup, though, has kept his feet on the ground. Asked about the Camp Nou rumours, he didn’t bite.

“It would be fantastic if those rumours were true, but at the moment I don’t know anything concrete,” he said.

Benfica hold the cards

For now, the situation is clear. Schjelderup’s value is climbing, his suitors are multiplying and Benfica are perfectly placed.

With a long line of clubs circling and no need to sell on the cheap, the Portuguese side can wait for the right offer, on their terms. Milan, Como, Liverpool, Tottenham, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona – they all know the score.

The only real question is who blinks first and turns admiration into a €30 million decision on one of Europe’s most intriguing young attackers.