Mino Raiola, agent of Paul Pogba and Erling Haaland, has died

Mino Raiola - the agent of Erling Haaland, Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic - has died aged 54, according to reports in Italy.

The Italian was thought to have been suffering from an illness, they say. The Daily Mail says he had minor surgery in January but the nature of the illness was not disclosed.

Raiola was known for his influential role in securing big-money moves to European giants for his clients. He was involved in negotiations regarding Haaland’s potential move away from Borussia Dortmund this summer, with Manchester City thought to be frontrunners.

He was also liaising with Pogba over his impending move away from Manchester United this summer. Raiola helped to orchestrate the Frenchman’s £89m move from Juventus in 2016 - a world record fee at the time.

Also among his clientele was Matthijs de Ligt, Gianluiggi Donnarumma and Mario Balotelli.