Soccer agent Mino Raiola has died on the age of 54, his household have confirmed.
Raiola represented a few of the greatest gamers on the planet, together with Paul Pogba, Erling Haaland and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
His household had been pressured to contradict stories that he had died earlier within the week however mentioned he was preventing for his life in Milan’s San Raffaele Hospital.
On Saturday afternoon, an announcement from the Raiola household confirmed the ‘most caring and superb soccer agent’ had handed away.
‘In infinite sorrow we share the passing of probably the most caring and superb soccer agent that ever was,’ an announcement mentioned.
‘Mino fought till the tip with the identical power he placed on negotiation tables to defend our gamers. As normal, Mino made us proud and by no means realised it.
‘Mino touched so many lives via his work and wrote a brand new chapter within the historical past of recent soccer. His presence shall be endlessly missed.
‘Mino’s mission of constructing soccer a greater place for gamers will proceed with the identical ardour.
‘We thank everyone for the large quantity of assist obtained throughout these troublesome occasions and ask for respect to the privateness of household and mates on this second of grief.’
Raiola was born in Nocera Inferiore, Italy in 1967 and emigrated together with his household to Haarlem within the Netherlands the next 12 months.
A gifted footballer, Raiola took over as the pinnacle of HFC Haarlem’s youth workforce on the age of 20 earlier than starting his profession as a soccer agent.
Raiola started working for Sports activities Promotions, a sports activities agent firm, and helped dealer a lot of high-profile transfers, together with Dennis Bergkamp.
He would go on to signify greater than 20 of the sport’s high stars throughout European soccer and was final 12 months mentioned to be price round £62million.
One of many greatest offers overseen by Raiola was Pogba’s return to Manchester United from Juventus for nearly £90m in 2016.
French champions Paris Saint-Germain, one of many golf equipment who labored extensively with Raiola, posted on social media: ‘Charismatic sports activities agent Mino Raiola handed away at present. The membership, via its President, sends its condolences to his household and family members.’
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