Erick Thohir could leave Inter completely in the hands of Suning according to Rome-based newspaper Corriere dello Sport who reports that the Nerazzurri President could end up selling his shares at the club.
According to the report: “Before the shareholders’ meeting that will take place at the end of October, Suning could also become the owner of the 31.05% of the shares currently held by Erick Thohir. This rumor has circulated for a while now, at least a year and a half), but now seems to be the right time for Suning’s holding company to take full control of all the shares, although 0.4% of the shares still will be in the possession of other parties, without having another partner Italian or foreign in mind.”
Thohir recently sold MLS side DC United to his long-time partner and friend Levien, and soon he could say goodbye to football by saying goodbye to Inter. The Corriere continues to outline what is happening: “This is something that both parties, who by the way have an excellent relationship with each other, agreed upon in 2016 when a majority of the shares were transferd to the Chinese company, thereby removing former President Massimo Moratti. Thohir had a huge impact on the 2016/2017 season when he was behind the decision to fire Mancini and to hire De Boer. When De Boer flopped and Pioli was hired, thanks to Suning’s advisers, the reign of the Zhang family began. From that point every decisions has been made by the Zhang family and nowadays Steven, the son of Zhang Jindong, has moved to Milano in order to supervise every activity from there.”
Who will become Inter’s new president after Thohir says farewell? There is a lot of talk about Steven although it can not be excluded that he does not want to expose his son too much, something that could lead to Zhang Jindong choosing another profile.
