Inter are not in danger of suffering a points deduction in Serie A due to late salary payments, a report in Italy has assured supporters tonight.
The Nerazzurri have yet to pay their players’ wages for the months of July and August last year and must do so before February 16, as per a deadline fixed by the Italian Football Federation for all top-flight clubs.
La Repubblica reported that Inter had indicated there would be no trouble for the club on this front, despite the current economic difficulties being encountered by owners Suning.
Inter’s board of directors held an emergency meeting on Thursday to draw up plans for the remainder of the financial year, before releasing a statement via Ansa to assure they would help guarantee the club’s stability moving forward.
The article went on to predict further changes to the make-up of the Nerazzurri’s board, following the resignation of chief financial offer Tim Williams in November due to personal reasons.
Suning are believed to be in talks with a number of private equity funds in a bid to find new shareholders, who would most likely request to have their own representatives on the board.
La Repubblica also suggested Suning could ultimately decide to sell off LionRock Capital’s 31.05% to a group of funds, instead of the 40% they were reported to be considering with BC Partners by an article from Reuters on Thursday.