On Thursday, the brother of super agent Mino Rayola visited Juventus as rumors of the super agent's death shocked the football world.
Raiola is believed to be in a "serious but stable" state at The San Rafael Hospital in Milan, declaring himself "frightened" when the Italian media reported the news of his death prematurely on Thursday.
To show that everything was business as usual, his brother Vincenzo visited Juventus' training center a few hours after the news broke.
Juve players Matisse De Ligt and Luca Pellegrini are both clients of Laiola and could turn into vincenzo, who posted a video of his arrival at Juve on Instagram in the hope of proving to them of his brother's condition.
Inter Milan chief executive Marotta wants Raiola to recover.
"I hope he'll be fine. Based on the trade between us, I developed a friendship with him. Mino is a well-prepared, cunning agent, but very reliable," Marotta said.
"He has the characteristic that he says his thoughts in advance, and in this respect the asking price is always too high, but it is clear."
"I made a lot of deals with him, the most important thing being [Paul] Pogba to [Manchester United], making 110 million euros for Juventus."
"He's very good at trading. I can consider him the best broker in the industry. ”
On Thursday, reports of Raiola's death from illness began circulating wildly on Italian news channels.
A flurry of messages of condolence spread across the football world, including from La Liga giants Real Madrid.
But some of Laiola's industry friends were puzzled by the reports because they had been in contact with the 54-year-old broker.
Rayola is in poor health and is currently hospitalized in Milan. La'iola's right-hand man, José Forts Rodriguez, told Dutch television: "He's in a terrible situation, but he's not dead yet. ”
Alberto Sangrilo, head of the anesthesia and intensive care unit at the San Rafael Hospital in Milan, said: "I am outraged by the call from a reporter who speculates on the life and death of a patient who is battling the disease. ”
Real Madrid then deleted their posts, while one of Laiola's players, former Manchester City and Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli, said: "Do you need to be the first to post the news? Shame on you and shame on your education, respect, values and responsibilities! ”。
Raiola had previously been hospitalized in January, but did not disclose the reason for the hospitalization.
A statement on his Twitter account at the time said: "Mino Rayola is undergoing a general medical examination that requires anesthesia. Everything went according to plan and no emergency surgery was performed. ”