1 Agent Raiola ‘Fighting For His Life’, Death Rumors False

As several Italian media reported on Thursday, Mino Raiola’s office has denied the famous footballer’s death. Raiola, 54, is seriously ill and has been hospitalized.

Raiola’s office tells NU.nl: “It is not true that Mino is dead. This is fake news,” he says. Main Italian media, including the newspaper Gazette dello Sportwrote that Raiola would die. NU.nl was initially told this news.

Raiola has been battling serious health problems for quite some time now. Italian news agency ANSA The doctor of the Italian-Dutch agent was in contact with Alberto Zagrillo. “I am furious about the phone calls from fake journalists speculating about the life of a man who was fighting,” the doctor said.

Raiola’s assistant in the Netherlands, José Fortes Rodriguez, also claims that the famous agent is still alive. “He’s in a bad shape, but he’s not dead,” he told several media outlets.

Raiola represents several international Orange companies, including Matthijs de Ligt, Ryan Gravenberch, Stefan de Vrij, Donyell Malen and Denzel Dumfries. Feyenoord coach Arne Slot and the best players in the world such as Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Erling Haaland and Paul Pogba are also associated with him.

Rumors that Raiola passed away four months ago

Raiola also died a few months ago. The rep is upset that this is happening again.

After his office and doctor denied Raiola’s death on Thursday, his Twitter account also strongly condemned it. “My current state of health: I am angry that I have been pronounced dead for the second time in four months,” Raiola wrote on his Twitter account.

Meanwhile, the Italian media also corrected the news about Raiola’s death.

Raiola was born in Italy but grew up in Haarlem, where his family opened a restaurant. He started his career as a manager at Sport Promotions, the company of football broker Rob Jansen. After working for Jansen for a while, Raiola decided to work for himself.