Team Raiola announce Ryan Gravenberch’s Liverpool extension
Team Raiola have announced on Instagram that Ryan Gravenberch has signed a long-term contract extension with Liverpool, describing the deal as “thoroughly deserved” and framing it as recognition of his growing importance at Anfield.
In the agency’s message, they wrote that since arriving at Liverpool, Gravenberch has “grown into an important part of the team,” contributing to a Premier League title and maintaining a remarkable personal record: winning silverware in every season of his professional career.
Who is Ryan Gravenberch?
Gravenberch is a Dutch central midfielder, born 16.05.2002, widely regarded as one of the most technically gifted midfielders of his generation. He came through the famed Ajax academy, where he broke into senior football at a very young age before earning a move to Bayern Munich. Liverpool then brought him to the Premier League, where his blend of ball-carrying, press resistance, physical presence and composure in midfield has made him an increasingly important part of the squad.
What the extension signals
A long-term renewal usually says two things at once: Liverpool see him as part of the core and want contract stability. The player’s camp is also strengthening leverage and future value, because a longer deal protects the player’s market position and typically raises the baseline fee if interest arrives later.
So even when a player stays, the contract itself is also a strategic asset.
Agency profile: Team Raiola and the post-Mino legacy
Team Raiola is a leading athlete agency carrying forward the legacy of world-renowned agent Mino Raiola. The agency is now run by football agents Vincenzo Raiola and José Fortes Rodriguez. Following Mino Raiola’s death, the business split, with Rafaela Pimenta, who co-founded it with Raiola, taking over several high-profile clients, including Erling Haaland and Paul Pogba.
The brand is built around elite representation, long-term career management and high-level club networks, with messaging that emphasises raising performance and building future value across a player’s career.
Their current client list includes top names across Europe, including Gianluigi Donnarumma, Micky van de Ven and Alessio Romagnoli.
