Suning president Jindong Zhang’s words yesterday may have been a message to his son, Inter president Steven Zhang, Italian media report.
This according to a report from today’s paper edition of the Rome based newspaper Corriere dello Sport, who details how the Nerazzurri’s management were taken by surprise by Zhang’s words regarding their business strategy this year, and immediately a dialogue opened between Milan and Nanjing.
The explanation was that the words were part of a speech dedicated to employees, something that always happens after the Lunar New Year.
This would exclude Inter from Jindong Zhang’s comments, both because they’re outside China and because it’s an activity with a specific purpose.
The other interpretation is that Zhang’s words were a message to his son Steven, the report continues, who is personally involved in searching for a new loan of around €200 million to cover the liquidity needed to get to the end of the season.
There is a risk that Inter will find themselves in the same position as now in a few months’ time, only with more debt, and so Zhang’s comments may have been a sign of what position he has taken.
The scenario could be averted by giving into the conditions dictated by BC Partners and allowing Steven to remain club president until June, where a Scudetto title could help manage the problem.
