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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Dongchan Kim = Mino Raiola (Italy), famous as a ‘super agent’ in the world football world, died on the 30th (local time) of a chronic disease. He died at the age of 55.
Raiola’s family shared the news of Raiola’s passing through social media that day, saying, “We are deeply saddened by the news of the death of a wonderful football agent.”
AFP reported that Raiola’s family did not reveal the exact cause of death.
News of Raiola’s death was reported through the Italian media two days ago, but at this time, Raiola’s side denied the ‘death’.
Raiola was an agent managing world-class players such as Elling Halan (Dortmund), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan) and Paul Pogba (Manchester United).
He started his agent business in 1996 when he transferred Pavel Nedvet (Czech Republic) from Sparta Prague to Lazio, and in 2016 he transferred Pogba from Juventus to Manchester United, which was the highest transfer fee of £89.3 million (regarding 141.8 billion won). He also set records.
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