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Mino Raiola Says He Created Transfer Market, Calls for 'Revolution' Against FIFA

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Football agent Mino Raiola has said he created the current transfer market, but he wants to break away from FIFA and the transfer system, describing it as a "form of human trafficking."

The representative of high-profile clients like Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic spoke to Belgian outlet Sport/Voetbalmagazine (h/t Football Italia), comparing the transfer market to the theatre:

"It's January 1, the theatre opens, the curtain rises and the show can start. But behind the scenes, the main actors are already busy with rehearsals for half the year.