A report from today’s paper edition of the Rome based newspaper Corriere dello Sport has continued the analysis on a possible sale of Inter by the Suning group, despite the denials coming from both president Steven Zhang and the Rothschild bank.

The report details how Suning are looking to refinance two bonds worth a total of €375 million. The plan is to merge them, with reduced interest, and then push the maturity back to December 2022, with hope of closing the operation by this summer or autumn.

This can be a tool to find new financiers, but also to see who would be interested in taking over the club.

One factor that must be considered is that the Suning group may be looking for a new minority partner, but the situation that followed for both Massimo Moratti and Erick Thohir could take place here.

Both were looking only for new partners and ended up selling the majority share of the club, and so it cannot be definitively ruled out that the same could take place with Suning this time.

Meanwhile, the Chinese company are close to securing the new main shirt sponsor deal, which is worth around €30 million per season.

The Rothschild bank sent an email responding to yesterday’s report, saying:

“Rothschild & Co categorically denies having any assignment from Inter’s shareholders. Rothschild & Co is not involved in any matter concerning the club.”