Mino Raiola, the agent of football stars such as Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Paul Pogba, has died at the age of 54, his family confirmed on Twitter.
The agent’s family posted a message on Twitter this Saturday April 30 to announce the death of the man who will have marked the world of football. “It is with immense sadness that we announce the death of the most caring and incredible player’s agent. Mino fought until the end with the same strength he had when negotiating to defend his players. As always, Mino made us proud and never realized it,” his family wrote on Twitter.
—Mino Raiola (@MinoRaiola) April 30, 2022
Two days ago, the Italian press had mistakenly announced the disappearance of the Italian-Dutch agent, before a message was published on his Twitter page, to deny the information. “Current state of health for those who are wondering: this is the second time they have killed me in four months. I also seem able to resurrect”, could we read.
On January 12, Mino Raiola was rushed to hospital due to a lung disease, unrelated to Covid-19.
A fine negotiator
Recognized for his skills as a negotiator, Mino Raiola, who spoke no less than seven languages, won no less than 49 million euros during the transfer of Paul Pogba between Juventus Turin and Manchester United, valued at more than 100 million euros. euros. In 2021, AC Milan had to let the prodigy Gianluigi Donnarumma go, failing to satisfy the requests of the agent of stars.