Football 'super agent' Mino Raiola dies aged 54

Agent of Paul Pogba and Erling Haaland had become one of most influential figures in modern game

Huge figure: Superstar agent Mino Raiola has died after a long illness. He was 54. Raiola had been undergoing treatment at Milan’s San Raffaele hospital, where he was visited by Zlatan Ibrahimovic this week. Pic: AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File

Football agent Mino Raiola has died, his family have announced.

Italian media reports on Thursday afternoon claimed the 54-year-old, who represented players like Paul Pogba, Erling Haaland and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, had died, but this was later denied on Raiola's official Twitter account.