The representative, considered one of the most remarkable at the universal level, ceased to exist this Saturday, after not being able to recover from serious lung ailments. He stood out for having the likes of Erling Haaland, Marco Verrati and Paul Pogba as clients.
Sad news hit football this Saturday. Mino Raiola, one of the most powerful agents in world football, died that day. The representative could not recover from his serious lung conditions and eventually died at San Raffaele Hospital in Milan, where he was hospitalized.
“It is with infinite sadness that we announce the death of Mino, the most extraordinary agent ever. Mino fought until the last moment with all his might as he did to defend footballers He wrote an indelible chapter in the history of modern football. He will always be missed and his project to make the world of football a better place for players will be carried out with the same passion,” the player’s family said via social media.
The 1967-born agent was one of the most important in history, showing his efforts in football across the world. In 2016 and 2022, he won the best representative of the year award and popularly he was known as the “king of the football market”, due to his efforts.
Raiola is internationally recognized for his ability to achieve exceptional transactions in the beautiful game. One of them, for example, was the arrival of Paul Pogba at Manchester United, after his time with Juventus. The operation recorded a record operation, with 105 million euros.
Among his signings, Dennis Bergkamp to Inter Milan stood out, among other arrivals of Dutch players in Italian football. Erling Haaland was one of his most important footballers, with a high market value close to €150m.
According to information provided by Forbes, the Italian managed to secure 721 million euros in contracts for his clients, earning around 72 million in commissions. Among his clients, in addition, footballers such as Mario Balotelli, Gianluigi Donnarumma and Marco Verratti stood out.
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