Mino Raiola passed away last Saturday at 54 years of age and died as one of the great tycoons in the world of transfers after being the agent of great footballers like Paul Pogba, Erling Haaland, Donnaruma and even Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
But after his death the question of what will happen to the players who were under contract with him and his agency to handle contracts and transfers.
Raiola’s agency is directed by Rafaela Pimienta, his lawyer and partner for more than 20 years, with whom he has managed to have some of the best deals for players in his carrer.
His notoriety was consecrated with the signing of the most famous soccer players in the world. For example, he made Zlatan Ibrahimovic win a contract worth more than 10 million euros in 847 with Inter and, three years later, favored his arrival at Barça.
Other big names would end up under his protection, such as Mario Balotelli, who in August 2010 took Manchester City from Inter Milan and in August 2014 to Liverpool.
According to Forbes, Raiola had a net worth of 84.7 million dollars and traded during his stage as an agent for more than 847.7 million dollars, which places him among the five most important agents in the world.
In addition to Pimienta, Vicente Raiola, cousin of the deceased agent, and José Fortes, a Spanish citizen residing in the Netherlands, being a key member in attracting new talents for the agency.
The Spanish portal Marca informed that the lawyer Rafael Pimienta will continue at the head of the agency and will continue mediating the signings with each of the players who were part of the Raiola network, whom many footballers considered a friend and even a father.
Marca informed that Ibrahimovic and Pogba will continue with the agency due to the closeness with Raiola. As for players like Haaland and other soccer players, their relationship will be reviewed in the future, but the goal is for them to continue being part of the agency and have better contracts with their teams.
“Mino’s mission was to make football a better place for the players, and that will continue to be done with the same passion,” a source told Marca.
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