Suning have three options to pick from to secure fresh investment at Inter, as explained by a report in the Italian media today.
As per Corriere della Sera’s print edition, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) are considering an offer of €300 million to buy a 30% stake in the Nerazzurri, a figure which would be ‘impossible to refuse’ if it were really put on the table.
PIF tried to purchase Newcastle United in the Premier League last year, but talks fell through after the league registered concerns over some of the Saudi government’s activities.
Suning want to sell a minority stake at Inter which allows them to continue as owners until the end of the season.
The Nerazzurri’s majority shareholders have also been in talks with BC Partners for months, the report continued, but no deal is agreed yet.
Suning are also having dialogue with American group Fortress, with no further details offered by the Milanese publication.
The report did highlight the contrast between Inter’s on-field and off-field lives at the moment, with absolute clarity and unity on the one hand (on the pitch) and widespread uncertainty on the other (with the club’s corporate problems).
“The interest in Inter isn’t distracting Antonio Conte from his mission of taking Inter to win the Scudetto,” they concluded, ahead of tonight’s crucial Serie A match away at Parma.
