Mino Raiola, 49, drove Borussia Dortmund (BVB) crazy over the summer. The sports agent had once again achieved his objective, and when it comes to Raiola, that means he had pushed the team to the brink of despair. No matter what the club decided to do, there could be only one winner: Raiola.
At issue was Henrich Mchitarjan, an Armenian football player who wanted to leave Dortmund. Raiola had secured an offer from Manchester United in England’s Premier League, where the big money can be found, but Mchitarjan’s contract seemed to be presenting a problem. The midfielder was still bound to BVB for another year, and Dortmund Managing Director Hans-Joachim Watzke had said publicly several times that he wouldn’t sell Mchitarjan – not under any circumstances. End of discussion.
