Renowned football agent Mino Raiola has come out to refute claims that he is dead.
On Thursday, April 28, reports suggested that Raiola had passed away in hospital while undergoing treatment; after a battle with illness.
However, the football agent through his social media platforms clarified that he was alive and the reports of his death were false.
“Current health status for the ones wondering: pissed off second time in 4 months they kill me. Seem also able to resuscitate,” Raiola tweeted.
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According to renowned European journalist Fabrizio Romano, the football agent's doctor noted that Riola was in the hospital fighting for his life.
“I’m outraged by the phone calls from pseudo-journalists speculating on the life of a man who is fighting to survive,” Fabrizio reported.
Raiola is the representative of football stars like Paul Pogba, Erling Haaland and Zlatan Ibrahimovic among others
He was taken ill and hospitalized in Milan back in January, where he underwent a delicate medical procedure.
The super agent started his agency career with Sports Promotions, a Dutch sports agent firm, where he brokered deals involving players moving from the Netherlands to Italy.
Other stars that were under his name included Romelu Lukaku, Mario Balotelli, Marco Verratti and Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
Players who are being reported to be on the verge of switching teams in the coming transfer period, include Pogba, Lukaku and Haaland.
One of his biggest transfer deals was for Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba from Juventus to the English Premier League side.
It was reported that Raiola earned as much as Ksh2.8 billion (£20million) from the sale of Pogba in 2016.
According to Forbes, Raiola was IN 2021 reported to have an estimated wealth of ksh8.9 (£62m).
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