“In infinite sorrow we share the passing of probably the most caring and superb Soccer Agent that ever was,” the household assertion mentioned.

“Mino fought till the tip with the identical energy he placed on negotiation tables to defend our gamers. As regular, Mino made us proud and by no means realized it.”

No explanation for loss of life was introduced within the assertion posted by the Raiola household on Saturday.

“Mino touched so many lives by means of his work and wrote a brand new chapter within the historical past of recent soccer. His presence will eternally be missed,” it added.

“Mino’s mission of creating soccer a greater place for gamers will proceed with the identical ardour.”

Raiola represented among the greatest names in world soccer, together with gamers akin to Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Paul Pogba and Erling Haaland.
Raiola poses alongside Zlatan Ibrahimovic during the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
He amassed an enormous fortune for organizing among the costliest transfers in historical past, with Forbes estimating his internet price at $84.7 million in December 2020.

Regardless of his success, Raiola was a controversial determine with some sad along with his outspoken nature and for the amount of cash he demanded for gamers he represented.

“My father mentioned to me once I was a small boy that fifty p.c of the individuals in your life will love you and 50 p.c will hate you,” Raiola mentioned in an interview with The Athletic in 2021.

“So I’m not right here to be beloved and preferred by everyone. I’m right here to be beloved by my household and by my gamers.”

Raiola was born in Italy however grew up in Holland, the place he began working in his household’s restaurant.

As a good youth participant himself, Raiola made the transition into soccer by changing into the technical director of native skilled membership, FC Haarlem, in keeping with the Monetary Instances.

From there, he started a profession in a world he would ultimately start to form, happening to turn out to be one of the well-known and recognizable brokers in soccer.