Erick Thohir was interviewed briefly by Kompas.com regarding the historic moment which sees Thohir purchase 70% of Inter together with his businesspartners Roeslani and Soetedjo.
“Today is a very special day. It’s an honour for me to receive the trust of the Moratti family in a deal which will improve Inter and which will see the club become even more international. I hope that this co-operation can improve the relationship between Italy and Indonesia, mostly from a sporting and business perspective.”
Thohir is quoted by Tribun Jateng as having said further” we fell very proud an honoured. Thank you to everyone who has been supporting us and praying for us during these negotiations. The road we must walk is however still very long. I hope that an Indonesian footballer could be of use to Inter in the future.”