BREAKING: Football super-agent Mino Raiola dies aged 54

Mueez Ajao

– Mino Raiola, the agent who represented some of football’s most high-profile players, has died at the age of 54.

– The Dutch-Italian’s stable of players included Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland, Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba and AC Milan forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

– Raiola was also president of the Football Forum, which represented leading agents and their players.

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– “His presence will be forever missed,” the Raiola family said in a statement.

– It read: “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.”

– The statement added: “Mino’s mission of making football a better place for players will continue with the same passion.

– “We thank everybody for the huge amount of support received during these difficult times and ask for respect to the privacy of family and friends in this moment of grief.”