Inter president Steven Zhang will continue working to ease the club’s financial problems after he returns to Milan tomorrow or on Friday, according to a report in the Italian media.
Tuttosport’s print edition said Zhang would not have time beforehand to finalise an agreement with either Oaktree or Bain Capital, the two US-based groups in contention to solve Inter’s liquidity issues.
Zhang could take the opportunity to negotiate with the parties in first person, having carried out talks virtually from China up until now.
Some intermediary figures admitted recently that they would have expected Zhang to be in Europe for the talks, given the delicate position Inter find themselves in.
Zhang has even delegated negotiations to some of Suning’s financial managers in recent weeks, but now he will assume a leading role upon his return to Italy.
Inter may have economic problems but they did at least bring in €61.4 million from their participation in last season’s European competitions, which saw Antonio Conte’s side reach the UEFA Europa League final.
A separate report today claimed Zhang had already agreed a €250 million loan deal with Bain Capital, which would be finalised in the coming days.
