However, on Saturday, a family statement posted on Raiola’s Twitter said he was dead, although no time or cause of death was given.
“With his work, Mino touched many people and wrote a new chapter in the history of modern football. His presence will be forever absent. Mino’s mission to make football better for players will continue with the same inspiration. We would like to thank everyone for their support during this difficult time and ask you to respect the privacy of your family and acquaintances at this time of mourning, ”the statement said.
In January, Raiola said he was undergoing medical examinations that required anesthesia, but he did not have any surgery. The Italian agent was reported to suffer from non-Covid-19 lung disease.
Born in Italy and raised in the Netherlands, Raiola became involved in the industry for the first time in a deal that took Dutch striker Brian Roy to the Italian club Foggia. He then acted as mediator in Denis Bergcamp’s transition from Amsterdam’s Ajax to Milan’s Inter.
Czech football star Pavel Nedved was Raiola’s first major client, and the agent has since gained a reputation in Italian and world football. He and Portugal’s Georges Mendes were the world’s top agents.
However, Raiola’s open-minded personality has not always been popular, for example, Ule Gunnar Sulcher, the former head coach of United Manchester, was not happy with the Italian, who he said caused problems for Pogba’s future at the club.
Raiola criticized FIFA’s plans to impose restrictions on agents’ earnings after it was reported in 2017 that Raiola had received £ 41 million in the Pogba’s £ 89 million move from Turin to Juventus. FIFA explained this by trying to limit the excessive amounts that give too much power to the representatives and not to the footballers themselves.
– Mino Raiola (@MinoRaiola) April 30, 2022
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