Mino Raiola and his positive influence on Everton

[orly]

Wait until he is causing havoc in 3-4 years, trying to get Kean a move to get his next pay day

And we sell him for 2-3 times the price. Good work.

 

[Yarrgh]

You might think the skunk you're playing with is cute and friendly, but don't be surprised when you end up stinking and cursing him.

 

[andy4efc]

When i see the phrase 'integrity' immediately think of Mino.

 

[davek]

He did facilitate us getting the monster fee, though, when we sold him. I think overall very positive

£75M with add ons.

Is this a joke?

 

[Maltese_Falcon]

Ron Jeremyesque physique !

 

[JimmyK]

I now have Barry manilows copacabana stuck in my head, which isn’t great. But I very much think we should build a statue of mr Raiola outside the new goodeveningjimstadion for services to Everton.

 

[orly]

£75M with add ons.

Is this a joke?

£28m IN, couple of season later and many goals, £75m + addons OUT, excellent deal. Great work

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Blooming parasites.

 

[orly]

I now have Barry manilows copacabana stuck in my head, which isn’t great. But I very much think we should build a statue of mr Raiola outside the new goodeveningjimstadion for services to Everton.

Excellent, that was the intention. Or possibly the bit from Any Given Sunday where he makes the music video

 

[davek]

£28m IN, couple of season later and many goals, £75m + addons OUT, excellent deal. Great work

We didn't need Railoa to get that fee. Lukaku sold himself.

 

[Barnfred 55]

Hello frandelinos

Thought I would just start a thread on a slightly controversial character who has, in an indirect way, helped shaped the future of Everton.

His name is Mino, Mino Raiola.

At first he gave us Lukaku. Clearly the best goalscorer we've had since Lineker and, calorific intake notwithstanding, vastly better than the likes of Kone, Angell, DCL, Niasse and any other of the rot that has been bought in the intervening period. Key to that was Raiola, particularly on the permanent deal. And when we sold Lukaku, Big Mino R had them slobbering at the bit, ready to hand over £75m, a huge UK market fee at that point. Ok, so we whizzed it up the wall. But he made that largesse possible.

We are now bringing in vaunted wunderkind Moise Kean, clearly a burgeoning blammo boss. Ok, so Brands has done some solid work here - but Mino has played the gatekeeper. I don't Moist would have considered us a live option in normal circumstances.

So two questions:

- how big a positive impact do YOU feel Mino Raiola has had on our beautiful team, and
- should we retain him as some sort of club "super agent", like Mendes at Wolves, to form a dream with Marcel Brands?

Your thoughts welcomed below please.

I don't want to piss on your parade mate, and I could easily be wrong, but I always thought that Raiola became Rom's agent AFTER he signed for Everton, and was famous for saying that he would never have allowed him to come here had he been his agent at the time.

That was of course before we had the Mosh on board, and I think Mino views us very differently as a club now. By all accounts the boy Kean wouldn't be coming to us if it wasn't for his input (although Brands also has to take a lot of credit for his dealings with Juve). I think it would be great if he could bring a few more boss players our way. The only issue I have is that he does have a reputation for taking massive fees and I'm not quite sure where I stand with that.

 

[orly]

We didn't need Railoa to get that fee. Lukaku sold himself.

Are you imagining Lukaku as some sort of prostitute, or enterprising leprosy sufferer here?

 

[Tin-Tin]

He didn't.

Raiola also said had he been Lukaku's agent then he wouldn't have signed for Everton.

To be fair to him, we were skint and didnt look like we had ambitions to push on. He was a big prospect who had a great season so probably could have gone to a few clubs. In hindsight though, he must see it was the right move.

He also seemed happy with our contract offer, saying it was 99% done - it was Lukaku himself that refused to sign.

 

[cromofo]

Better to be on his good side than on his bad

 

[The binman chronicles]

Whenever I think about agents my heart just breaks. Just think of doing all that work for a measly 10-20%?

He didn't want to have to travel to Merseyside, but he does to get the best for his client. No self interest, just what is good for them.

Agents. Underappreciated superheroes of everyday life.