Prominent soccer agent Mino Raiola made it known on April 28 that he was very much alive after erroneous reports on social media claimed he had died.
The Italian’s doctor says Raiola is fighting for his life in a Milan hospital, but joined the agent in condemning the false news spread on social media.
Those reports on April 28 claimed that the Italian had passed away at the age of 54, only for Raiola to post an update on social media confirming that he was alive and expressing his disgust at the events.
Raiola sent a message to his followers on Twitter amid speculation about his health, he said:
“Current health status for those wondering: angry for the second time in 4 months, they kill me. It seems that they can also be resurrected.”
Current health status for those wondering: pissed off for the second time in 4 months they kill me. They also seem capable of resuscitation.
— Mino Raiola (@MinoRaiola) April 28, 2022
Raiola is not dead: Reports canceled
Raiola’s close friend José Fortes Rodríguez was among those who criticized reports of his death, telling De Telegraaf: “Mino is not dead. Those reports are nonsense.”
Doctor Alberto Zangrillo of the San Raffaele Hospital in Milan told the Italian news agency Ansa: “I am outraged by phone calls from pseudo-journalists who speculate on the life of a man struggling to survive.”
Raiola had previously been hospitalized in January 2022 and underwent surgery for an unspecified problem.
A statement from his official Twitter account at the time read: “Mino Raiola is undergoing ordinary medical check-ups that require anesthesia. Everything was planned and no emergency surgery was performed.”
In addition to the large number of media outlets falsely reporting Raiola’s death, Real Madrid also posted a message of condolence through their official social media channels.
The post, which has now been deleted, read: “Real Madrid CF, its president and its Board of Directors deeply regret the death of Mino Raiola and want to express their condolences, their love and their affection to all his family and loved ones.” .”
A few hours ago the death of the famous representative Mino Raiola was published in different international portals, even the official account of Real Madrid expressed himself.
A moment ago, Raiola himself, on his Twitter account, denied his death. incredible pic.twitter.com/cRoxdEVngU
—Walter Estigarribia (@Estigarribiapy_) April 28, 2022
List of Raiola players
Raiola’s star-studded client list includes the likes of Paul Pogba, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Erling Haaland, and in 2020 he was reported to have a net worth of £62 million ($77 million).
He has been in the spotlight in recent months with growing interest in Haaland, who is expected to transfer from Borussia Dortmund to a new club in the summer with a long list of top clubs looking to pay the Norwegian striker top dollar. . Raiola has a reputation for securing big money contracts for his clients.
Matthijs de Ligt’s €73m (£62m / $77m) move to Juventus from Ajax in 2019 was overseen by Raiola. He was also involved in the free transfer of Gianluigi Donnarumma to Paris Saint-Germain following his departure from AC Milan in 2021.
Raiola also represents Italian duo Mario Balotelli and Marco Verratti, as well as Ajax’s latest prospect Ryan Gravenberch and Inter’s Denzel Dumfries.
Reference-www.sportingnews.com