Super agent Mino Raiola insists he's no 'parasite' | OneFootball

Super agent Mino Raiola insists he's no "parasite" and is unfairly treated by the media.

Raiola, who counts Manchester United star Paul Pogba among his clients, insists he's been unfairly portrayed by the media.

Raiola earned £41m from Pogba's world-record £89m transfer from Juventus to Manchester United in 2016 intensified criticism of agents. But he insists the perception of greed and excess is unfair.

"It's not nice always to hear this same preconception," Raiola told BBC Sport.

"But maybe the public can also think: 'If this man is so greedy and so bad, how are his players all happy and stay with him?'

"I would be lying if I said it didn't bother me…how can you judge if I was a good agent for Ibrahimovic? The only one who can judge that is Ibra himself.

"I don't have power and influence… my job is to get the best deal done for my player. And no more than that. And doing that is to provide him with a whole range of services that people don't even know.

"My players don't call me a parasite, and that's who I work for. I only care what my players call me."