Inter’s likely Serie A title success would give owners Suning a big boost in their search for new investors, according to a report in the Italian media today.
Tuttosport’s print edition said Nerazzurri president Steven Zhang wanted to enjoy securing the Scudetto before resuming talks to sell shares in the club.
Suning have spent five years investing into Inter and would be the first foreign owners to win the Serie A title.
What’s more, the report said Inter’s value would increase to around the €1 billion figure that Suning named during their recent talks with BC Partners (to sell the club).
Inter’s title success would compensate for Suning’s likely inability to proceed with plans to build a new San Siro, the Turin-based paper highlighted.
Progress is on hold as Milan’s council waits for their autumn elections, although city mayor Giuseppe Sala also wants greater clarity over Inter’s ownership situation.
Suning are most likely now to secure the investment they want for Inter from the United States, the report explained, not least because LionRock Capital – Inter’s minority shareholders (31%) – have strong links in America.
Zhang will return to Milan before the end of April and, following a quarantine period, could attend Inter’s final four games of the season.
