High-profile super-agent Mino Raiola has definitely died on Saturday at the age of 54 following an illness, his family has confirmed.It comes after Raiola – the representative of Paul Pogba, Erling Haaland and Zlatan Ibrahimovic – was forced to take to social media and slam suggestions he had died on Thursday.BIZARRE Despite news of his death, superagent Mino Raiola is ALIVE!But today’s statement from his family said: “In infinite sorrow, we share the passing of the most caring and amazing football agent that ever was.”Mino fought until the end with the same strength he put on negotiation tables to defend our players. As usual, Mino made us proud and never realised it.”Mino touched so many lives through his work and wrote a new chapter in the history of modern football. His presence will forever be missed.”Mino’s mission of making football a better place for players will continue with the same passion.”pic.twitter.com/xuZWBNA62N— Mino Raiola (@MinoRaiola) April 30, 2022 Raiola, who also represented Marco Verratti, Matthijs de Ligt and Gianluigi Donnarumma, was previously hospitalised in January due to an unspecified issue.Raiola underwent very delicate surgery, but the nature of the illness was not revealed. Reports said at the time the condition wasn’t life-threatening and that Raiola would begin a period of rehabilitation at home – but he had been back in intensive care in recent weeks.Football’s superagent Mino Raiola undergoes surgeryThe multi-lingual football agent worked his way up from humble beginnings working in a pizza restaurant to become one of the most influential figures in the world game, brokering mega-deals involving some of the most prominent players.
