Heritage Times has confirmed that renowned Italian football agent Mino Raiola is not dead, amid widespread reports that he passed away on Thursday.
The 54-year-old denied reports of his death on Twitter:
“Current health status for the ones wondering: pissed off second time in 4 months they kill me. Seem also able to resuscitate.”
Reacting also to the news, Raiola’s right-hand man José Fortes claimed the Super agent is seriously ill but not dead.
“He’s in a bad position, but he hasn’t died. They’re fake rumours. He is not dead.”
Reports suggest that Raiola was hospitalised in Milan back in January and underwent very delicate surgery but the nature of the illness was not revealed.
Raiola initially worked for Sports Promotions, a sports agent company, and helped broker a number of high-profile transfers involving players switching Dutch for Italian clubs, including the likes of Dennis Bergkamp, Michel Kreek and Bryan Roy.
Born in Italy in 1967, Raiola spoke seven languages: Italian, English, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese and Dutch.
