Inter’s new investors Oaktree are keen to keep the club at the top of Italian football, according to a report in the Italian media today.
The US-based private equity fund agreed a €275 million financing deal with Suning last week to ease Inter’s ongoing financial problems.
La Repubblica’s print edition explained that it wasn’t in Oaktree’s interests to let Inter become a weaker team, having invested so much money into the club with this deal.
Inter need to remain in the UEFA Champions League and accelerate their new stadium plans with AC Milan, if the Nerazzurri are to retain their value as a club.
Despite these necessities, Inter will also certainly need to be careful with their spending and this will mean limited action in the transfer market.
They need to balance incoming and outgoing business while they wait for stadium revenue to return, when fans are allowed back into San Siro.
In total, Suning need to ensure Inter cost 20% less to maintain than they do currently, but that doesn’t mean they will dismantle the squad which won the Serie A title.
Any sales will need to be counterbalanced with signing replacements, otherwise it would be extremely difficult to keep Antonio Conte as head coach.
