Inter owners Suning are hoping to secure funding over the coming week, potentially leading to President Steven Zhang meeting with coach Antonio Conte before the weekend.
The Chinese retail conglomerate have been seeking investment since the turn of the year as they battle financial concerns, but have thus far been unable to reach an agreement with interested parties.
As reported in today’s newspaper edition of La Gazzetta dello Sport, Suning will sell shares in Great Horizon, a Luxembourg-based company through which they own Inter, and bring in €200 million of the €250m required.
Should a deal be struck, with Oaktree Capital and Bain Capital amongst the interested parties, then investment could be guaranteed by midweek.
This would then allow Zhang to meet with Conte ahead of Inter’s final match of the season against Udinese next Sunday, with the coach keen to receive guarantees on the direction of the club just weeks after leading them to the Scudetto.
Conte is seeking assurances that the squad will remain competitive and not see key players sold, whilst there will be no repeat of the financial difficulties that have provided the backdrop to the current campaign.
