Andreas Schjelderup is one appearance away from 100 for Benfica across all competitions. He has 17 goals and 17 assists for the club, and the move that brought him in from FC Nordsjaelland in January 2022 already looks like a significant one, with Benfica paying €9 million fixed and the fee able to rise to more than €14 million.
Benfica's renewal push
The bigger story is the contract. Schjelderup's deal runs to 2028, but Benfica want to renew early and he has not yet given a response. That is a pretty clear sign the club want to protect an asset who is nearing a round milestone and has already produced end product at a decent rate.
The milestone also sits beside a practical point about his role. He has only three starts in 13 matches this season, so the 100-game mark is arriving without him being fully fixed in the side.
Schjelderup's place in the side
The league numbers are slimmer still. Schjelderup has made seven Primeira Liga appearances this season and started three of them, which leaves the selection battle unresolved even as his overall Benfica total keeps rising.
A Bola also linked that struggle to Prestianni's form and Schjelderup's late arrival to the group. The exact selection calls are one thing, the broader reading is simpler: Benfica are trying to secure a winger who has given them goals and assists, but who is still not settled enough to feel untouchable.
The contract question is now the bigger one. If Benfica get the renewal done, they protect a player with 17 goals and 17 assists before he drifts closer to the final stretch of his current deal, and the next Benfica appearance should take him to 100.
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