Inter adopting a sell before they buy policy for the transfer window in which they plan to spend little money is not a scandal, at least according to noted Italian football journalist Mario Sconcerti.
Inter like every club on the planet has been heavily impacted financially as a direct consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic with the Nerazzurri club registering a loss in excess of €100 million in the last financial year.
As a result, Inter have had to adapt their strategy when it comes to the transfer window and it has been widely reported that the Nerazzurri club wish to make a profit in the next transfer window if not at least break even.
“After ten years Inter have returned to being competitive but at the same time announce that they no longer want to put money in to strengthen themselves,” he explained in an interview with Italian news outlet CalcioMercato.com.
“For each player who comes in, one must leave, whilst also paying attention to the balance of the salaries. Is it a scandal? No, just something very close to normal business management.
“In football the devaluation is very high, a player has no real costs, he costs much more than he makes. This skews the entire budget, no entrepreneur in the world is willing to lose tens of millions a year for too long.”
Sconcerti then went on to discuss the spending habits of former Inter owner Massimo Moratti and former AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi and he also touched upon how clubs rack up debt in their attempt to win silverware.
“Moratti and Berlusconi could not resist spending and Juve also went into brutal debt. This shows that winning is important in football, but trying to win always fills you with debt.
“Only the sheikhs resist debt, but all in all they don’t put money into football. The consequence is that the people, the fans, pretend to dream but with the money of others.”
