Joel Waterman to be traded by Montreal CF

In the past week, CF Montreal has traded Jules-Anthony Vilsaint (Toronto FC) and Caden Clark (D.C. United). Nathan Saliba and George Campbell have also jumped ship. But the club obviously hasn’t finished cleaning house yet. Why do I say that? Because it’s Joel Waterman’s turn to be traded by Montreal CF.Maxime Truman released the information exclusively on Twitter.In the post, we read that in return for the defenseman, CF Montreal has put their hands on a GAM amount to be determined. Another big name, therefore, leaving the CF Montreal organization
EXCLUSIVE! Joel Waterman has been traded to the Chicago Fire. In return, the club is getting its hands on a GAM amount to be determined.
I’m repeating myself, but in any rebuild, you have to “undo” before rebuilding. According to my info, we wanted to do a reset at the… https://t.co/8T1srUshcY –Maxime Truman (@MaximeTruman) August 19, 2025
[content-ads] Waterman became one of CF Montreal’s important players over the last few years. He had leadership qualities and established himself as an indispensable piece in the club’s defense.
That said, we’ll remember his (many) yellow cards, his red cards… and his (stupid) scorpion kick against Toronto FC. In all of this, it’s important to remember one thing: CF Montreal is currently rebuilding, and it’s normal to see that the club is cleaning up its act.We want to start afresh, and that’s why we’ve seen a number of guys get traded lately. That said, for the club’s fans, it can be disappointing in a way, because the quality on the pitch will diminish. It’s bad enough that the quality of the current squad isn’t exceptional when you compare it to other MLS teams… Let’s also remember, in closing, that we’re hearing that a quality player could join the squad between now and the end of the summer mercato (in two days’ time). Could that player be Ivan Jaime? There’s never smoke without fire, as they say…
According to @abolapt, a Portuguese sports media outlet, the #CFMTL have submitted a competing offer for Ivan Jaime, a Spanish attacking midfielder
. Jaime, who earned around 700,000 Euros at Porto, could double his salary by coming to Montreal. If he hasn’t accepted a… pic.twitter.com/cwSZtN3EbM– Maxime Truman (@MaximeTruman) August 19, 2025
[spacer title=’Overtime’] – Speak of the devil:
IVAN JAIME
We sometimes read that he has “behavioral problems”. However, what I’ve found about him points more to a player frustrated by his lack of playing time. Some Portuguese media speak above all of a player who had difficulty accepting a role as… – Nilton Jorge (@NiltonJorge) August 19, 2025
– Interesting.
The Montreal Impact reportedly submitted an offer that doubled his current salary, estimated at around $800,000.
This would place Ivan Jaime in a Designated Player perspective, with a salary in excess of $1.5m. A significant investment once transfer fees are added. via. .. https://t.co/MAqpoawGoL –Nilton Jorge (@NiltonJorge) August 19, 2025