Suning chairman Jindong Zhang’s speech yesterday was aimed at motivating the company’s employees and was meant to remain internal, Italian broadcaster reports.
According to a report from Italian broadcaster Sport Mediaset earlier this afternoon, the Chinese businessman’s speech regarding irrelevant activities does not include Inter, and was meant to galvanize the company’s employees as they returned to work after the Lunar New Year.
Zhang’s speech did not refer to Inter and instead referred only to Chinese companies under control of the Nanjing based giant, the report continues.
Despite this, however, Suning are still ready to sell their majority shares in Inter, and are negotiating with BC Partners.
There is still some distance between offer and request, with BC Partners offering around €800 million and Suning wanting around €1 billion for the Milanese club.
Club president Steven Zhang is rapidly searching for a €150-200 million bridge loan to meet payment deadlines in March, and he hopes to win a Scudetto with the club this season before leaving.
