The death of Mino Raiola at the age of 54 leaves a legacy of an empire: a player representation agency that manages the destiny of some of the biggest stars in the world of football, which includes the likes of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Erling Haaland, Paul Pogba and Gianluigi Donnarumma.
The questions now that Raiola is no longer with us are varied: Who will stay with the agency? Will the players stay with the company? Or will they change their agent?
According to Forbes, Raiola had an estimated net worth of 84.7 million dollars. The super-agent was among the top five most powerful sports agents in the world and earned his money through commissions from transfer negotiations.
During his career, he negotiated more than 847.7 million dollars in contracts.
His team
Raiola's agency is built on a simple foundation. It has been constructed on a structure of few people, all of whom are highly trusted.
The key person in the negations was Rafaela Pimienta, his lawyer and Mino's partner for 20 years.
In addition, as people who worked on a day-to-day basis in player recruitment and in providing services to his players, there was Vincenzo Raiola, his cousin, and Jose Fortes, a Spaniard who lives in Amsterdam and who was a key member of the organisation in terms of recruitment.
The future of the players
According to people close to Raiola contacted by MARCA, the family will keep on with the agency, so they will continue to broker the transfers of the players they are in charge of.
Two of them are key - Ibrahimovic and Pogba - and both are willing to remain in the structure. Raiola's relationship with these two players was very personal.
As for the others, including Haaland, we will have to see what happens in the future, although, in principle, they are counting on them staying on... at least for now.
Vezonic22
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he reaped them and they remained with him? so him working so hard for himself as an agent to earn more money than mere consolation during transfer or contract negotiations is the evil he did? Players and coaches earn much money on weekly basis so why is it wrong for agents to earn as much as they can?
Are you done? Raiola didn't drop a dime at your end. May his soul RIP 🕊️🕊️🕊️
Emchi
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Chaii.. it's well
Chima92
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yah!! i think its too far ...sorry ....i take it back
I understand how u feel man. I hated that guy too especially how he always talked trash about Man Utd who spent ridiculously on his client Pogba. So ungrateful of him. But he was still a top class Agent no doubt. His death isn't what we should celebrate about.
sodabdilpz
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You are taking this too far. You don't wish death to people because they hurt ur feelings. Grow the fvck up!
yah!! i think its too far ...sorry ....i take it back
Chima92
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good death
You are taking this too far. You don't wish death to people because they hurt ur feelings. Grow the fvck up!
Unitedforlife6
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good death
bro no
Neteimoty
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His family will chill for years on the money he reaped off those players.
he reaped them and they remained with him? so him working so hard for himself as an agent to earn more money than mere consolation during transfer or contract negotiations is the evil he did? Players and coaches earn much money on weekly basis so why is it wrong for agents to earn as much as they can?
hugo_cederborg
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the only bad thing is that he inflated the transfer market at dammn high that United ended up paying 80pounds for maguire!!!
I wish we payed 80 quid for Maguire. Unfortunately we didn’t
sodabdilpz
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good death
I just hate how he speaks about clubs specially united.....about failed transfer
Pj15
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the only bad thing is that he inflated the transfer market at dammn high that United ended up paying 80pounds for maguire!!!
Shauny300
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good death
man wtf is wrong with u
m4verickplays
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it will never be the same, they can claim all they want but Raiola was the image of allnof it and that consisted od him carrying the trust and the hate that came with it so I don't see those guys left behind claiming the same demands he did and clubs budging to them now!😩
sodabdilpz
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good death
Vezonic22
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Just as business, one person might start the idea, when it takes off? it becomes a structure managed by individuals. Rialo was a house name but other professionals did the work. with him or not the business will run as it did
True ✌🏿
Vezonic22
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His family will chill for years on the money he reaped off those players.
rootronaldo
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Just as business, one person might start the idea, when it takes off? it becomes a structure managed by individuals. Rialo was a house name but other professionals did the work. with him or not the business will run as it did
litrhymez
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rest easy legend