Raiola added that the future of another one of his high-profile clients, Borussia Dortmund forward Erling Haaland, could become clearer over the course of 2021.
Since arriving at the Bundesliga club from Red Bull Salzburg, Haaland has emerged as one of the most exciting forwards in European football. He has scored 37 goals in 38 matches in all competitions so far this season.
The 20-year-old Norwegian is under contract at Signal Iduna Park until 2024 but has a reported €75m (£66m) release clause, which comes into effect in the summer of 2022.
Raiola and Haaland's father, Alf Inge Haaland, held talks with Barcelona and Real Madrid earlier this year, while Manchester City and Manchester United have also been linked with the striker.
Despite Madrid reporting a debt of €354.3m in the financial year to last June with finances having been affected by the coronavirus pandemic, when asked whether the La Liga club could ever afford to buy Haaland, Raiola said: "I don't know if they can afford him, because I've haven't studied their books. But I think they can.
"I think they all can. The question is different: Can Madrid afford not to buy Haaland? And Barca?"
Amid increased talk of a potential exit, Raiola has stressed that Dortmund are currently unwilling to sell the forward but has hinted that the club's position could change before the end of the summer transfer window.
Raiola added: "He needs to tell me when everything is clear in my head and I can create a menu for him, and put the things on his plate: we've got this, that and the other...
"And at the moment we can't. What we know as of today is that Dortmund spoke extremely solemnly to us and said: 'We are not selling him'. That's the situation, definitely.
"That's what they've said. Now let's see if that desire is still there through to the 1st of September."
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