Anderlecht wants to get Canadian midfielder Nathan Saliba from CF Montreal on their team. The 21-year-old caught their eye because of how good he’s been playing in Major League Soccer. They haven’t made it official yet but Anderlecht looking at Saliba shows they want young talented players for their team.
- Saliba played 78 games for the first team and passes really good.
- Olivier Renard who runs things at Anderlecht knows Saliba from when he worked at CF Montreal.
- They think getting him will help make the team better.
Saliba’s Journey in Major League Soccer
Nathan Saliba who’s from Canada, has been doing real good in Major League Soccer with CF Montreal. He’s played like 78 games for the first team and everyone knows he plays really consistent. In 2025 he makes about 39.77 passes every 90 minutes and gets it right like 82.5% of the time which is pretty good. He can do like 3.23 long passes and gets the ball up front 7.37 times each game which shows he knows what he’s doing.
🇨🇦🟣 Sources: Anderlecht pushing to sign Canadian int’l midfielder Nathan Saliba from CF Montréal. @FabrizioRomano 1st.
Saliba, 21, already has 78 first team apps. Ready for next step.
Anderlecht sporting director is Olivier Renard… who was MTL sporting director until 2024. https://t.co/C5Vb4egRcJ
— Tom Bogert (@tombogert)
June 05, 2025
Potential Move to Anderlecht
If Saliba goes to Anderlecht it could be really big for him. The team which plays in the Belgian Pro League would give him a chance to show how good he is to more people. Olivier Renard who’s in charge of getting players at Anderlecht used to work at CF Montreal and helped Saliba get better there.
Renard’s Strategic Vision
Since Olivier Renard moved from CF Montreal to Anderlecht, he knows a lot about good players in MLS. He knows Saliba real well from when he worked at CF Montreal which helps with trying to get him to come over. Renard wants to get good players from MLS to play for Anderlecht and make the team stronger.
This is happening when MLS has lots of good players coming up, like how Kevin De Bruyne might go play there too. More European teams are looking at MLS players who can do good internationally.
Implications for Major League Soccer
If Nathan Saliba goes to Anderlecht it shows how MLS is getting bigger in world football. When players like Saliba go to European teams it shows MLS can make really good players. This makes more people pay attention to MLS and teams like the Vancouver Whitecaps and others.
What’s happening with Saliba shows how football works nowadays where good players get chances to play in bigger leagues. Everyone’s watching to see if he goes to Anderlecht cause it could be really important for his career and might help other MLS players who want to play in Europe too.
