The well-known representative of Italian-Dutch footballers Mino Raiolawhich managed, among others, the interests of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Paul Pogba and Erling Haaland, He passed away this Saturday at the age of 54.as announced by his family on Twitter.

“It is with endless sadness that we announce the death of the kindest and coolest player agent that has ever lived.”his family wrote.

Mino Raiola recovered from his chronic lung disease and announced his death on the own twitter account of the famous representative at the hospital where he was admitted.

Born in 1967 in Nocera Inferiore, in the region of Campania (south), he was one of the most important sporting agents on the world scene and marked the last 20 years of football.

He was awarded in 2016 and 2020 as best agent of the year and described as “King of the Football Market” for his important operations throughout his long career.

In his long and successful career, Raiola has closed millions of operations such as Pogba’s move from Juventus to Manchester United for record value for Italian football. € 105 million.

On Thursday he denied his death

Raiola assured from his social networks that he was “in good health” to deny reports from the European press that he was even left dead. “Current health status for those asking: tired. They’ve killed me for the second time in four months. Looks like they can revive me too.”Raiola posted on his Twitter account.

The representative was hospitalized “in serious condition” At the hospital Saint Raffaele of Milanwhere he was also transferred in January due to problems with his lungs.

“What is written is all a lie: everything is under control”doctor Alberto Zangrillo, head of the Anesthesia and Resuscitation Operational Unit of the San Raffaele hospital, had previously spoken out in conversation with ANSA after visiting Raiola at the Milanese hospital.

Raiola also received the visit of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, one of the best known on his long list of representatives. “I hope Raiola is okay. The friendship has united us from all the meetings we have shared. He is a ready, cunning and smart agent. He says what he thinks in the face”said Giuseppe Marotta, CEO of Inter.

The 20 Raiola players with the highest value in the market

1. Erling Haaland (150 million euros)
2. Matthijs De Ligt (70 million)
3. Gianluigi Donnarumma (65 million)
4. Paul Pogba (60 million)
5. Marco Verratti ($ 55 million)
6. Stefan de Vrij (50 million)
7. Hirving Lozano (45 million)
8. Moses Kean ($ 35 million)
9. Ryan Gravenberch ($ 33 ​​million)
10. Donyell Malen ($ 30 million)
11. Marcus Thuram ($ 28 million)
12. Alessio Romagnoli (20 million)
13. Denzel Dumfries ($ 16 million)
14. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (15 million)
15. Owen Wijndal ($ 15 million)
16. Konstantinos Manolas (15 million)
17. Myron Boadu ($ 15 million)
18. Calvin Stengs ($ 15 million)
19. Justin Kluivert ($ 14 million)
20. Alphonse Areola (14 million)