It comes after Raiola – the spokesman for such stars as Paul Pogba, Erling Haland and Zlatan Ibrahimovic – was forced to use social media in a furious latest tweet as he fought for his life in hospital to blame Pep for his death. . However, a statement from his family, released just 48 hours later on Saturday, said: “It is with great sadness that we share the death of the most cared for and amazing football agenda ever. “Mino fought to the end with the same force he put on the negotiating table to defend our players. As usual, Mino made us proud and he never understood. “Mino touched so many lives through his work and wrote a new chapter in the history of modern football. His presence will be missing forever. “Mino’s mission to make football a better place for players will continue with the same passion.” Top super agent Mino Raiola has died at the age of 54 after an illness. The family of the super agent confirmed his death with a statement that was released on social media It comes just 48 hours after Raiola dismissed suggestions that he had died in a last furious tweet Raiola poses for pictures with Manchester United and France footballer Paul Pogba (right) Raiola – who also represents Marco Verratti, Matthijs de Ligt and Gianluigi Donnarumma – was previously in hospital in early 2022 due to an unknown issue. Raiola underwent very delicate surgery in January, but the nature of the disease has not been determined. Reports at the time said the condition was not life-threatening and that Raiola would begin a period of rehabilitation at home – only to return to intensive care in recent weeks. There were then reports in Italy on Thursday that he had died, but some of his colleagues in the industry were left confused by the reports, as they had contact with the 54-year-old and it soon turned out to be premature. Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haland is one of Rayola’s clients who is set to move. Raiola’s right-hand man, Jose Fortes Rodrκεguez, told Dutch television: “He is in a bad position, but he is not dead.” The super agent, at the hospital in Milan, then wrote on Twitter: “Current health status for those who are wondering: they are killing me for the second time in 4 months. It also seems capable of rejuvenating. “ However, just two days later it was confirmed the death of someone who from working in a pizzeria became one of the most significant figures in the world game, mediating major deals in the process. Forbes estimated last year that Raiola’s personal fortune was worth 62 62 million. Raiola was reportedly earning up to 20 20 million from Pogba’s λη 89 million world record sales from Juventus to Manchester United in 2016. The summer transfer window was also another busy season for Raiola, with French World Cup winner Pogba and Norwegian striker Haland expected to leave Manchester United and Borussia Dortmund respectively.
THE BACK HISTORY OF RAIOLA
Mino Raiola was born in southern Italy before moving to the Netherlands as an infant, as his parents made a living from a sandwich shop, a pizzeria and later a luxury restaurant.
He made his first move in the world of football management when, as a 25-year-old, Intermezzo’s company helped facilitate the transfer of Dutch international Bryan Roy from Ajax to Foggia.
Raiola, who moved to Foggia to live with Roy for seven months, came close to Foggia manager Zdenek Zeman and soon began establishing contacts in the Czech Republic.
In 1996, with Raiola quickly becoming a rising star in the world of agents in Italy, he negotiated the transfer of Pavel Nedved from Sparta Prague to Lazio, which was then run by his close friend Zeman.
Slowly but surely the Dutch-Italian agent became key and it was a meeting with Zlatan Ibrahimovic in 2001, then at Ajax, that had a lasting impact on both.
They dined together at a Japanese restaurant in Amsterdam, and Ibrahimovic quickly pushed Raiola to become his agent.
Raiola’s customer base has since been launched with well-known names such as Paul Pogba, Erling Haland, Mathis de Licht and Heinrich Mkhitaryan among his stalls.
In August 2016, it was Raiola who negotiated the transfer of Pogba 89 89 89 million world record to Manchester United.
Raiola reportedly received 20 20 million from the deal with Pogba, allowing him to buy the former home of the infamous American mafia boss Al Capone in Miami.
In 2019, Raiola won the Italian Federal Court of Appeals after the ratification of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee for a three-month ban by the Italian Football Federation for “unknown reasons”.
NATHAN SALT
In the early 1990s, Raiola worked for Sports Promotions, a company in the Netherlands, and helped transfer several high-profile Dutch players, including former Arsenal star Dennis Bergkamp, to Italian clubs.
Raiola studied the methods of his colleagues to learn how to make such transfers himself, making additional photocopies of the vital documents, before negotiating the transfer of Czech star Pavel Nedved from Sparta Prague to Lazio in 1996.
Since then, Raiola has overseen many of Ibrahimovic’s transfers across Europe, as well as Balotelli’s transfer from Inter to Manchester City in 2010 and his subsequent transfer to Milan.
He fell famously with United coach Sir Alex Ferguson before Pogba went to Juventus in 2012.
Ferguson was unhappy with the way he felt Raiola had unjustifiably influenced the Pogba family to force the 19-year-old from Old Trafford in 2012.
Raiola has overseen some of the most lucrative transfers in world football in recent years
“I was skeptical of him from the moment I met him,” said the United manager. “There are one or two football agents I just do not like – and Mino Raiola is one of them.
“We had Paul on a three-year contract and he had a one-year renewal option, which we were willing to sign. But Raiola suddenly appeared on stage and our first meeting was a fiasco.
“He and I were like oil and water. “From (the first meeting) onwards, our goose was cooked because Raiola was able to thank Paul and his family and the player signed with Juventus.”
But until the summer of 2016, he oversaw the transfers of three players – Ibrahimovic, Pogba and Mkhitaryan – to Manchester United all in the same window.
Raiola allegedly pocketed 20 20 million from the deal with Pogba, allowing him to buy the former home of the notorious American mafia boss Al Capone in Miami.
The Godfather of Transfers: When Raiola lifted the lid on Pogba 89 89 million’s transfer to Manchester United at Sportsmail in 2016
OF SIMON JONES
You need big balls to complete a world record transfer and Jose Mourinho has those balls …
Mino Raiola says it directly, as he likes. “It’s not just a case of spending money,” he insists. He bears the responsibility of spending that money and saying, “Yes, this is my man.” Arsenal has the money, but does it have the balls?
“I respect Arsene Wenger. It has a philosophy that says that these elements do not match what I want to do, so it does not matter. Real Madrid? Zinedine Zidane’s will was strong, but we were not sure it was the club’s will.
However, I think Manchester United showed the world this summer that they are not going to stand still, they want to be the best.
“They sent a message with the transfers that they made that this is the biggest club in the world.”
Raiola pictured next to Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s long-time client at the 2018 World Cup
Raiola is wearing a T-shirt and trousers for jogging, standing barefoot on the balcony of a tall new apartment building overlooking Chelsea Harbor. His teenage son shares the view.
We discuss his busy summer as an agent in some of the biggest names in football.
This is the man who broke into Pogba 89 89 89 million’s world record transfer to Manchester United and has a client list that includes Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Mario Balotelli, Romelu Lukaku and Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
He has won more than 30 30 million from deals this summer (including around 20 20 million since Pogba’s transfer), his players are being sought by the world’s biggest clubs, so what gave Manchester United and executive vice-president Ed Gad the lead?
“I always tell my players to go where we need to be. United will always be one of the biggest clubs in the world, either in terms of reputation or balance sheet.
“Yes, Manchester United did not have a Champions League and they were not champions, but we needed more.
Raiola did not see the eyes of former Man United coach Sir Alex Ferguson on Pogba
“United have been talking to us about Pogba for two years,” Raiola confessed.
They had taken my player Sergio Romero and we had kept the lines of communication open.
We knew we were interested, we talked to Juventus, they really wanted to try for the Champions League, they gave him the No. 10 jersey and we said we would give it another year.
“It simply came to our notice then. We had two offers from the Premier League and two away.
Paul said that United were in his heart, Woodward wanted him at United a year ago and Mourinho wanted him at Chelsea, so when the two came together we realized he was right.
“For the player, Real Madrid would be easier, La Liga, Champions League, but he wanted the biggest challenge.
Manchester United loser Paul Pogba likely to be on the move again this summer
“Mkhitaryan was more complicated. We almost agreed with another Premier League club, but Dortmund did not let him go, and then United pushed him across the line.
“Zlatan fits in perfectly with the Manchester United brand. He is the personification of the fearless and has this winning mentality in conjunction with the class.
“He is 34, but he is the most talked about player in the Premier League. His reunion with Mourinho gives the feeling that “we are Manchester United, come now to tease us”!
Being politically correct is not Raiola’s forte, he has a tendency to be direct, a quality that he credits …
