Super agent Mino Raiola has been suspended for three months by the Italian FA.
The man who brokered Paul Pogba's then world record £89million move from Juventus back to Manchester United in 2016 now won't be able to deal either to or from Italy until August 9.
That date is two weeks before the 2019/20 Serie A season starts, but just one day prior to the new Premier League season.
Raiola's cousin Vincenzo Raiola has also been banned for two months.
The Italian FA didn't provide the reason for the bans, but said in a statement: "The Sports Procurators Commission, any other exception, deduction and defence rejected, condemns Mr Carmine [Mino] Raiola and Mr Vincenzo Raiola, on his own behalf and as legal representatives of the companies they represent to sanction of the suspension from the exercise of the activity of sports attorney to the extent, respectively: with regard to Mr. Carmine Raiola, of 3 months, with regard to Mr. Vincenzo Raiola, of 2 months."
Raiola also represents United goalkeeper Sergio Romero, but recently ended his representation of forward Romelu Lukaku.
The Belgian has been linked with summer switches to Juventus and Inter Milan, and is now represented by Italian agent Federico Pastorello.
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Arsenal's Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Marseille's former Manchester City and Liverpool forward Mario Balotelli and LA Galaxy's Zlatan Ibrahimovic are all current clients of Raiola's.
The ban won't prevent Raiola from brokering other transfers, such as Pogba's rumoured move to Real Madrid .
