Mino Riola: Agent of Pogba and Ibrahimovic dies after short illness
Mino Riola, who was the agent of Paul Pogba, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Erling Haaland, has passed away at the age of 54.
Mino Riola, who was the agent of Paul Pogba, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Erling Haaland, has passed away at the age of 54.
The controversial Italian football agent is reported to have died on Thursday morning after battling a short illness.
BeIN Sports correspondent Tancredi Palmeri broke the story with a tweet that read: “Italian football agent Mino Raiola died after illness. He was agent of Ibrahimovic, Pogba, Haaland etc.”
Meanwhile, the Daily Mail reports that Riola was admitted at a hospital in Milan in January and underwent very delicate surgery.
Although the nature of the illness hasn’t been disclosed, reports suggest his condition wasn't life-threatening and that Raiola would begin a period of rehabilitation at home.
The super agent was one of the most popular in the business of player representation and was the man behind several huge transfers.
At the time of his death, he was the agent of Manchester United star Pogba, AC Milan forward Ibrahimovic and Borussia Dortmund’s Haaland.
