Inter president Steven Zhang is still ‘dreaming’ of not having to sell the club, according to an Italian media report today.
Owners Suning have now begun the second phase of their search for new investors after talks with BC Partners fell through on Monday.
As per La Repubblica’s print edition, Suning have interest from numerous private equity groups, most notably Swedish-based EQT.
Ares Management Corporation, Arctos Sports Partners, Mubadala and Fortress are all said to be interested as well, although the report clarifies that Mubadala and Fortress could either buy into the club alone or as a consortium.
It is now up to these funds to sift through Inter’s accounts, like BC Partners did for two months, and after doing this decide whether it is worth investing into Inter or not.
Inter president Zhang is in touch with the Nerazzurri’s management almost every day and is refusing to abandon the dream of attracting fresh capital while also maintaining control of the club.
Having paid last summer’s overdue salaries to the players, an agreement has been reached to postpone the salaries from November and December and now the goal is to keep the team together at what is a crucial moment.
