On April 28, Beijing time, according to the latest news from the Italian media, Raiola, a 54-year-old famous football agent, died of illness. Previously, as early as January 21 this year, the foreign media "Bild" had exposed that Raiola was admitted to the intensive care unit because of lung disease, and the situation was very serious. However, at that time, Raiola's team denied the incident, not acknowledging that Raiola was hospitalized for illness.
Today, with the collective reports of many Italian media, The death of Laiola due to illness is no longer much suspense. As a well-known agent in football, Laiola has a number of the world's top stars. It is reported that the current stars under Raiola are: Haaland, Ibrahimovic, Lukaku, Pogba, Dona Roma, Lingard, De Ligt, Matuidi, Insigne, Verratti, Balotelli and so on.
For world football, Raiola's death will certainly trigger a major earthquake in football. In the case of Pogba and Haaland, Pogba's contract with Manchester United is about to expire, the two sides have not yet completed the renewal, and there is news that Pogba's agent team is looking for a suitable next home for Pogba. Haaland is not to mention, as the hottest star in the summer transfer window, which team he will eventually join has not yet been determined, and many giants such as Real Madrid, Bayern, Manchester City, and Barca are currently interested in him.
So now the situation is complicated, when Pogba joined Manchester United from Juventus for a transfer fee of 105 million euros, and Laiola received a commission of 25 million euros. For its stars, Rayola is the most reliable agent, because he can not only help players find the right home, get a high annual salary, but also bring a large transfer fee to the previous team. From the football agent's point of view, he is at the top level.
Of course, there is not only one top agent like Raiola in football, but also Mendes. With Raiola dying of illness, Mendes could become the next agent for these players. Of course, if that's the case, it's a big change for world football. Because of the many stars whose contracts are about to expire, the potential next home that was previously negotiated may be invalidated, waiting for a new broker to start a new round of negotiations.
I have to say that in the transfer period this summer, there will be a big change in world football. At least from the current situation in football, whether Pogba will leave Manchester United and who Haaland will eventually spend has become a question mark. Because with the departure of Raiola, everything will have a relatively large variable. Of course, in the end, I also mourn Raiola and pay tribute to the top agents in football: all the way.