Montréal may still have to sign Iván Jaime, boosting FC Porto | OneFootball

The possibility of CF Montréal being forced to trigger the option to buy 80% of Iván Jaime’s rights, securing an immediate financial return for FC Porto, remains open, although it does not seem easy to materialize, since the Canadian club can manage the attacking midfielder’s playing time in the next two MLS matches.

Here is the explanation: for the clause to be activated automatically, the Spaniard must take part in 60% of the matches during the loan period, which began in August, and only games in which he played more than 45 minutes count. At this point, he meets that criterion in 12 of Montréal’s 20 matches, which corresponds precisely to a 60% usage rate. Even so, looking at how the player has been managed, it is not expected that the playmaker will play more than 45 minutes in both of the two matches the Canadians have left before the end of the loan, set for June 30.

On the financial side, FC Porto’s SAD has already secured 250 thousand euros for the loan, in addition to a 50 thousand euro bonus linked to the first block of 10 matches. However, the rest is no longer locked into clauses and now depends on the willingness of the parties. If Iván Jaime does not reach the target and Montréal want to keep him, they will no longer be required to automatically pay 5.5 million euros and may try to renegotiate the amount downward, using the injury suffered in February, his playing time and the weight of his salary as arguments at the negotiating table.

Iván remains under contract with FC Porto until June 2028 and continues to be a relevant asset in terms of investment and wage bill, after the Dragons paid around 10 million euros to Famalicão for his signing and the Spaniard made 44 appearances, scored five goals and provided two assists in the blue-and-white shirt before being loaned out. Without guaranteed income through the agreement with Montréal, the club is now dependent on the market to try to recover part of the amount invested in the player, whether through a possible offer from the Canadians or through other solutions that may arise for a footballer still in the prime of his competitive years.

Speaking of the wage bill, the midfielder also weighs on the Canadian club’s accounts. According to public MLS data, Iván Jaime appears as the highest-paid player in the Montréal squad, with a base salary of around 1.92 million dollars and guaranteed compensation rising to about 2.11 million. In terms of on-field output, the frequent substitutions during matches, with the idea that Montréal are playing around the objectives set in the agreement with FC Porto, help explain the frustration the Spaniard has not hidden on the pitch.

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