RUMOR! Montreal CF may have found its next Nacho Piatti

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Crédit: Ivan Jaime could be loaned out to CF Montréal in the next few hours, if not minutes.

The rebuilding process is well and truly underway at the Montréal Canadiens: before rebuilding, Kent Hughes and Jeff Gorton first destroyed what was in place, then traded Artturi Lehkonen, Tyler Toffoli, Jeff Petry and so on. They traded Artturi Lehkonen, Tyler Toffoli, Jeff Petry, etc.I know, it’s not the same in soccer, but with all the constraints MLS imposes on its teams, there’s a limit to how fast you can turn your roster around. Anyway, Nathan Saliba, Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty, George Campbell, Jules-Anthony Vilsaint, Caden Clark, Joel Waterman and Dominic Iankov are all playing for a new club right now.

Vilsaint, Clark and Waterman have all been traded in the last week.

[content-ads]According to what I’m hearing, more players could leave the team in the next 36 hours. Who? Sunusi Ibrahim, Mahala Opoku, Tom Pearce and Bryce Duke are all available according to my information. I’m told that the Montreal CF could even decide to buy out the contract of one of them (Sunusi?) if they don’t manage to trade/transfer anyone in the next few hours. Why? Because if the information that Ivan Jaime is headed for Montreal right now is true – and I have every reason in the world to believe it is, because 1. several Spanish media outlets are confirming it, and 2. I’m hearing the same thing on this side of the Atlantic – CF Montreal will need an additional international place in order to activate Jaime. So they can either buy one for around $150,000 or $200,000 on the open market, or free one up by buying out the contract of a guy like Sunusi.

Ivan Jaime could be on loan to CF Montreal in the next few hours, if not minutes. (Credit: Instagram)

[content-ads]The beauty of Ivan Jaime’s possible arrival is the structure of the deal that seems to have been closed between Luca Saputo and FC Porto. If Jaime – who could be a DP, but also a TAM player in Montreal – produces and stays healthy, CF Montreal will have to pay a large sum of money to Porto. Except that if the Jaime project fails, it won’t have cost CF Montreal a fortune to try.

As you read this, I’m already on my way to the Nutrilait Centre for CF Montreal practice. Will there be any new players? Follow my X account for all the latest news on the Montreal mercato. spacer title=’Prolongation’]- Ivan Jaime is an attacking midfielder capable of playing on the left wing. In short, he ticks all the boxes of the most important need/recruitment to be accomplished this summer. Jaime is creative and has the profile of those Spanish players who manage to read the game and execute complicated technical tricks by making them look simple. His inability to make his mark in a top European league doesn’t scare me too much, as that was the story of Nacho Piatti before he said yes to the Montreal Impact. Offensive players who don’t make it in Europe are often excellent anyway, you know.Jaime in Montreal: it could click– The timing of Jaime’s eventual arrival couldn’t be better. Since the letter signed by the Saputo brothers, fans have had high expectations and, following the numerous departures, many were hesitant to renew their season tickets. The arrival of a creative midfielder will certainly be well received by the team’s fans – There is/has been interest in Caden Clark from a club in Berlin.

– I invite you to watch the last threeIMFC Radio shows I’ve been on recently. You’ll hear about the reasons behind Jules-Anthony Vilsaint’s departure, a story explaining how it had become obvious that Caden Clark was going to leave the club, the possibility of Prince Owusu applying for DP status … and the Montreal CF refusing such a request (which would perhaps mean selling Owusu, who knows?), the real reason behind Prince Owusu’s arrival in Montreal, an update on the Fafa Picault file, good news for Marco Donadel’s staff, an analysis of Joel Waterman’s difficulties in 2025, pertinent information on Mathieu Choinière’s transfer to Los Angeles (the club suspected this possibility and acted accordingly) and a blessing for Olger Escobar.

– Montreal CF still have just one win in 13 games at Stade Saputo and are heading for their worst-ever MLS season. Saturday night at Stade Saputo, it’s going to take a win, nothing else! Nothing else!– Luca Saputo will meet the media at Stade Saputo on Friday at 11:00 a.m. – I’ve seen Joey, Luca, Simone, Joey Jr (he works in marketing and/or social networks for the club, I’m told) and Jesse Saputo over the past few days in Montreal. In short, the whole family is here. So much for the good old “they don’t give a damn about Montreal and its fan market”…