Famous football agent Raiola is seriously ill and Pogba Haaland’s transfer is overshadowedFly into the homes of ordinary people
This season’s Europa League is drawing to a close, and the summer transfer window, which will soon open, is gradually becoming the focus. However, a news that shook the football world suddenly came out last night Beijing time: a number of Italian media reported that the famous football agent Raiola died of illness at the age of 54. La Fatty himself and the attending doctor subsequently updated social media one following another to refute the relevant rumors. However, according to his assistant, the gold agent is in poor physical condition and is in a dangerous state, and stars such as Pogba, Haaland and De Vrij, who have a cooperative relationship with him, all transferred in the summer. A popular candidate, Raiola’s physical illness will not only affect the transfer of players, but also directly disrupt the pattern of European football.
Caption: Raiola
Born in November 1967, Raiola started out in his father’s pizzeria as a young boy and showed a great talent for business. At the age of 11, Raiola embarked on the road of football and joined the youth echelon of an Italian club. Although his performance on the pitch did not meet the club’s expectations, this experience opened Raiola’s football agent. The door of the industry also gave him a certain network of resources, laying the foundation for the future in another related field.
In 1992, Raiola, who obtained the agent’s qualification certificate, completed the first transfer business of his career. He operated a player named Roy from the Netherlands to the Italian club Foggia. A year later, he made his name in the industry with a blockbuster move that brought Bergkamp from Ajax to Inter Milan. In the following ten years, several generations of stars such as Ibrahimovic, Balotelli, Pogba, Haaland have chosen to cooperate with Raiola. The eponymous football agent “Gemini”.
Caption: Raiola and Buffon
But in the eyes of managers of European giants, Raiola’s image is not so good. Mourinho, who once led Manchester United to the best record in the post-Ferguson era, is one of the biggest opponents of this fat agent. During his tenure at Manchester United, it was Raiola who kept instigating Pogba to make new demands on the Red Devils, which caused Mourinho and the billion-dollar star to gradually become incompatible with each other, and eventually led to the Portuguese dismissal. Manchester City coach Guardiola, who is now pursuing Haaland with all his strength, is also quite critical of Lafat, who is constantly “making trouble”; Barcelona president Laporta directly calls him a “troublemaker” and a “greedy ghost”.
Judging from the current situation, in the upcoming summer transfer period, Raiola’s stars are likely to become the protagonists: Pogba has withdrawn from the group chat of Manchester United players, and it is only a matter of time before he leaves the team. Where exactly is the station; whether Haaland can join Manchester City, what kind of value the transfer fee and annual salary will reach are all questions that people look forward to. If Raiola, the man behind all this, is ultimately absent due to physical reasons, the brilliance of this “transfer drama” will be greatly reduced. Whether the rumored sky-high deals can become a reality will also be discussed. Add more uncertainty. (Xinmin Evening News reporter Lu Weixin)
