Mino Raiola XI
Gianluigi Donnarumma: AC Milan currently have many promising youngsters in their ranks but their most highly rated player is the teenage goalkeeper Donnarumma. The youngster is the club’s first choice keeper and also likely to be the future first choice keeper for Italy.
Gregory van der Weil: The former PSG full-back now plays for Turkish giants Fenerbahce. The Dutchman is a pacey player who loves to join the attack. He also has 46 caps for Netherlands.
Bartosz Salamon: Salamon is not as famous as most players on this list but he is one of the very few centre-backs Raiola represents. The Polish defender plays for Serie A club Cagliari.
Rodrigo Ely: When you go through this list, you will realise that Raiola represents a lot of Serie A players especially from AC Milan and Ely is one of them. The 23-year-old Brazilian has been at Milan for a while but has never been able to cement a starting role.
Maxwell: One more client of Raiola who has played in Serie A. Maxwell has won numerous trophies during his career while playing for esteemed clubs like Ajax, Inter Milan, Barcelona and PSG.
Paul Pogba: The much talked about transfer of Paul Pogba to Manchester United ended with Raiola pocketing a lot of money from the deal. It comes as no surprise as Pogba is now the most expensive player in the world!
Blaise Matuidi: Three of Raiola’s clients signed for Manchester United during the summer transfer window of 2016 and a fourth, Blaise Matuidi, was also linked with a move to Old Trafford. The French midfielder is one of the best box to box midfielders in the world and a crucial player for both club and country.
Marek Hamsik: The Slovakian international has been a coveted player for many top clubs in recent years, but Hamsik has stuck by Napoli through thick and thin. He is the club’s captain and has been one of their best players for many seasons now.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan: The Manchester United star rose to fame with Shakhtar Donetsk before moving to Borussia Dortmund. In his final season with Dortmund, the Armenian was named the Bundesliga Player of the Year.
Romelu Lukaku: Everton’s main man is one of the many high-profile strikers managed by Mino Raiola. The Belgian moved to Chelsea for a big transfer fee in 2011 before moving to Everton permanently in 2014 for a club record £28 million.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Captain): Mino Raiola’s crown jewel – Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Raiola has overseen every single big move of Zlatan’s starting with his move from Ajax to Juventus in 2004 and now from PSG to Manchester United. Considering the collective fee paid for Zlatan over the years, Raiola would have pocketed a lot of money!
Bench: Sergio Romero, Ignazio Abate, Giacomo Bonaventura, Mario Balotelli, Etienne Capoue, Robinho, Kenny Tete
Manager: Martin Jol
Note: Former superstars like Frank Rijkaard, Dennis Bergkamp and Pavel Nedved were also clients of Mino Raiola!
