He was, along with Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Erling Haaland, one of the biggest names in super-agent Mino Raiola’s “star portfolio”. French international Paul Pogba paid tribute Sunday evening on his social networks to his lifelong agent, who died on Saturday. Raiola accompanied Pogba since his early years at Juventus and had notably negotiated his giant transfer to Manchester United for him in 2016. “Forever in my heart, thank you Mimi” posted on Twitter and Instagram Pogba, accompanied by a short slideshow of photos where the two men are together.
Since the announcement of Raiola’s death on Saturday, many players in the world of football have paid tribute to this great figure in the world of the transfer window, known for his outspokenness and his tenacity in negotiations. Erling Haaland tweeted a photo full of emotion with him, simply accompanied by the caption “The Best” (ndr: the best).
Will Enzo Raiola take over?
Adored by his players, to whom he was very close, the Italian agent died of cancer on Saturday after a long fight. With him since the first hour, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who had come to his bedside during the week, did not publicly express his emotion.
At the end of the contract with Manchester United, Paul Pogba will be at the heart of many negotiations by the summer to sign a new contract. If many agents would like to “recover” the player in their fold, it is unlikely that the midfielder will leave the “Raiola” fold. The agent’s cousin, Enzo Raiola, also registered as a player representative with Fifa, should indeed take over.
“They have been in the Raiola stable for a long time. I have no doubt that they will remain there for several more years. Raiola had an important quality: he knew how to be close to his players, a French manager told us about the future of the stars managed by Raiola. His death will not change much for the stars, more for the others who also profited from his fame.
