Mino Raiola’s Playbook: How a “Player-First” System Rewrote Football Deals
This analysis distills the operating system behind #Mino Raiola’s #success: align incentives (player ambition, club need, market timing), manufacture options (leverage), and codify status in contracts (role, image rights, exit conditions).
Key takeaways:
1️⃣ Client-first truth-telling: trust built on difficult feedback, not flattery
2️⃣ Leverage vs. luck: multiple credible bidders turn pleading into pricing
3️⃣ Contracts as strategy: clauses that protect role, brand, and mobility
4️⃣ Narrative as currency: media framing that shifts value and urgency
5️⃣ Crisis navigation: using instability to unlock better fits and terms
6️⃣ Repeatability: a playbook strong enough to outlive its founder
Whether you work in sport, #talent #management, or negotiations, Raiola’s model offers transferable lessons on value creation, risk management, and long-term #reputation.