Inter’s charge towards the Serie A title is giving the club a big helping hand off the pitch as well, according to a leading football finance expert.

The Nerazzurri have been battling serious financial issues throughout 2021 as a result of revenue lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Suning are unable to invest properly in the club following tough restrictions from the Chinese government on overseas investment, but it looks as if that might now be changing for the better.

“Having seen that a Chinese-owned club is about to win a top European league for the first time, the government has decided to tread more cautiously with their decisions on Suning,” Il Sole 24 Ore’s Marco Bellinazzo told La Domenica Sportiva on Rai 2 last night (via FcInterNews.it).

“Inter’s owners had a big problem at the start of the year, which led to lots of speculation about them selling the club.

“However, this is an example of a situation where sporting results can influence business decisions.”

Suning are thought to be seeking a €250 million loan deal to ease Inter’s financial problems, with several groups linked to the club.

“They will need to find a financial partner who can lend money and also become a minority shareholder at Inter, buying out LionRock Capital’s shares,” Bellinazzo explained.

“Inter president Steven Zhang will have to make a decision on how to manage the club now that the European Super League project has disintegrated.

“The demise of the Super League has made the situation more complex in a sporting and economic sense.”

Inter need just five points from their final five Serie A games in order to become champions for the first time since 2010.

Antonio Conte’s side could wrap up the scudetto as early as Sunday if they beat Crotone (on Saturday) and other results go their way.

Conte is expected to meet with Zhang upon his return to Milan to discuss plans for Inter’s future.