Mino Raiola’s top 20 deals, from Frank Rijkaard’s AC Milan move to Paul Pogba’s world record switch to Manchester United
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FOOTBALLING super-agent Mino Raiola has been hard at it again this summer, finally pushing through Paul Pogba's world-record £110million switch from Juventus to Manchester United.
While it was the talk of what seemed like the entire summer, Pogba isn't Raiola's only big-name transfer, not by a long shot.
In fact, the big-name moves have been happening since the 1980s.
In light of that, SunSport runs down Raiola's top 20 transfers, from 1988 to 2016...
1988 - Frank Rijkaard (Sporting Lisbon to AC Milan, Undisclosed)
AFTER turning out 248 times for Dutch side Ajax, Rijkaard left for Sporting Lisbon... Where he failed to play a single game due to being ineligible after signing too late.
Raiola eventually helped ship him off to AC Milan, where he played a further five seasons, turning out 201 times in Serie A after moving for an undisclosed fee.
1993 - Dennis Bergkamp (Ajax to Inter Milan, £12m)
ITALIAN-born Dutchman Raiola had a hand in another transfer away from Ajax, as he helped Bergkamp leave his native Netherlands behind and move to Inter Milan.
Bergkamp moved for a fee of £12m, before joining Arsenal after just two seasons in Serie A.
1996 - Pavel Nedved (Sparta Prague to Lazio, £3m)
WHEN the time was right for Czech star Nedved to move on, he turned to Raiola... Twice.
Firstly when he left his native Czech Republic for Serie A giants Lazio, in a £3m deal...
2001 - Pavel Nedved (Lazio to Juventus, £35m)
...AND secondly when he moved to Juventus.
Nedved quickly became known as one of the best players on the planet during his days at the Rome club.
Raiola helped him take the short trip north to Turin to turn out for the Old Lady, where he moved for a whopping fee of £35m, playing for eight seasons before hanging up his boots.
2004 - Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Ajax to Juventus, £14m)
NOW onto the first of many Zlatan moves for Raiola, first of all when he left Ajax.
Ibra moved to Serie A big-boys Juve too where he established himself as one of the best forwards in the game.
2006 - Maxwell (Ajax to Inter Milan, Free)
ANOTHER Ajax loss from Raiola... There's a theme developing here, I'm sure of it.
This time it's Brazilian full-back Maxwell, who swapped Holland for Italy - again - joining Inter on a free transfer.
2006 - Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Juventus to Inter Milan, £21m)
BACK to Zlatan news, and this time the Swedish superstar moved from Juve to Inter - joining Maxwell in 2006.
Ibrahimovic followed up his 23 goals in 70 games for Juventus, with 57 in 88 for Inter in Serie A, as his stock sharply rose in the world of football.
2009 - Maxwell (Inter Milan to Barcelona, £4m)
BACK to the Maxwell-Zlatan see-saw and this time it's the Brazilian who swapped Italy for Spain, joining La Liga giants Barcelona for £4m.
The left-back spent three seasons at Inter before the switch, turning out 79 times in the Italian top flight.
2009 - Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Inter Milan to Barcelona, £59m)
MAXWELL was then, once again, joined by Zlatan for the slightly more expensive fee of £59m.
The Swede star turned out just 29 times for Barca before being shipped out on loan back to Milan - rivals AC on this occasion.
2010 - Robinho (Man City to AC Milan, £15m)
ONE year later and Raiola helped Brazil forward Robinho escape his horror stint at Manchester City.
Having been the shock move of the summer in 2008, he played 41 times in the Premier League, scoring just 14 times before he was shipped off to AC Milan for the princely sum of £15m.
2010 - Mario Balotelli (Inter Milan to Man City, £25m)
THE first big move of his career, Balotelli's switch from Inter to Man City was one of the biggest of the summer.
The Italian forward was bought for £25m, but his controversial career meant he was in and out of the team during his three seasons in Eastlands.
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2010 - Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Barcelona to AC Milan, £20m)
BACK to Zlatan news, and Raiola was at the centre of his cut-price move away from his poor spell at the Nou Camp.
Ibra linked up with AC Milan in a £20m deal, where he spent just one permanent season - following one on loan - netting an astonishing 28 goals in just 32 Serie A outings.
2011 - Mark van Bommel (Bayern Munich to AC Milan, Free)
TOWARDS the end of the midfielder's career, Raiola helped put a move in place for his Dutch client to join AC Milan from Bayern Munich.
Following five seasons in the Bundesliga, Van Bommel played one season in Milan following his free transfer, before moving back to PSV Eindhoven, the club for which he initially found fame.
2012 - Maxwell (Barcelona to PSG, £3m)
NOT long after his move to Barca, Maxwell was off again, this time in a £3m move to Paris Saint-Germain.
The Brazilian had turned out 57 times in La Liga for the Catalan club before the move across the border to France.
2012 - Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan to PSG, £18m)
OF course, where Maxwell goes, Zlatan follows, as Raiola helped reunite the duo in the French capital.
Ibrahimovic swapped Milan for Paris in an £18m deal in 2012, where he went on to enjoy four incredible seasons, netting 113 times in just 122 Ligue 1 games.
2013 - Mario Balotelli (Man City to AC Milan, £17m)
SUPER MARIO'S next move was back to Italy following his incident-filled spell in Eastlands.
Balotelli move to his former club Inter's San Siro rivals AC in a £17m switch, where he would go on to net 26 goals in 43 games.
2014 - Mario Balotelli (AC Milan to Liverpool, £17m)
THE Italian forward's good form in Italy sparked interest from Liverpool, with Raiola helping the transition.
Milan recouped the £17m they spent on him just 12 months prior, as Balotelli endured a tough time at Anfield, with the forward even spending a season back on loan with Milan.
2016 - Zlatan Ibrahimovic (PSG to Man United, Free)
DON'T worry, there's still time for one more Zlatan move... This time his switch this summer the Manchester United.
The Swede superstar moved on a free following his trophy-laden spell in France and will now link up with Jose Mourinho at Old Trafford for the 2016-17 season.
2016 - Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Borussia Dortmund to Man United, £36m)
A SECOND United move of the summer for Raiola as he clinched a deal for Dortmund midfielder Mkhitaryan.
The Armenian attacker played for three seasons in the Bundesliga before his move to link up with the Special One for a fee of around £36m.
2016 - Paul Pogba (Juventus to Man United, £110m)
RAIOLA is clearly on side with Man United at present, as he is helping push through this summer's longest-running transfer saga.
After months of rumours and negotiations, Pogba finally edged a step closer to getting his record-breaking move from Juventus to United.