Former Inter president Massimo Moratti admits he would be sad to see Suning sell the Nerazzurri after four years in charge.
Speculation continues in the Italian media this week over a potential takeover from BC Partners, although Inter are thought to have interest from various other private equity funds as well.
In an interview with Tuttosport for Tuesday’s print edition, Moratti urged Suning to provide some clarity for supporters as they battle the economic difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Honestly, I know absolutely nothing about how things are going,” Moratti said.
“I read that they are looking for investment and a minority shareholder but potentially something more.
“These are Suning’s problems but it is important that they say something, that they inform people about what’s happening.
“I would be very sorry if Suning left because it seemed to me that they had all the right characteristics for Inter.
“They were a family that led the club with considerable financial capacity that was linked to an important and well-branched industry behind them.
“This was the best that Inter could find, not a fund, but a family.”
Moratti seemed less than enthusiastic about the prospect of Inter being sold to a private equity fund, albeit he accepted they represented the new norm for football clubs.
“Funds are coming in everywhere nowadays and we have to get used to this kind of mentality, even though in football there has always been a director, a person who decides,” he added.
“In short, we used to have teams with an owner.
“With Suning we had an owner, with a fund you have a the company that owns it.”
Moratti also dismissed suggestions he could be interested in returning to Inter, saying: “No, some clubs have dimensions that are no longer affordable for a single person.”
Moratti sold the club to Erick Thohir in 2013 after nearly 16 years as Inter president, split between two different periods, before Thohir passed Inter onto Suning in the summer of 2016.
