Italian journalist Fabrizio Biasin expects that Inter owners Suning’s asking price of €1.2 billion for the club could be met if several US-based fund purchase it as a consortium.
Speaking to Italian broadcaster TeleLombardia, Biasin gave his understanding of the situation around the possible sale of the Nerazzurri, noting that the owners will hold firm in valuing it at this amount.
Recent reports have suggested that Suning have made a decisive shift from looking for minority investment to being ready to sell Inter outright.
However, as Biasin explains, the owners do not intend to agree a deal if it is much below their asking price.
The €1.2 billion sum has been widely reported for some time as Suning’s valuation of the Nerazzurri.
Therefore, finding a buyer willing to offer this amount could be a major obstacle to a sale.
However, as Biasin noted, several funds contributing could make a deal feasible.
“I’ve read it claimed that Inter have been for sale for the past two years,” he stated. “That’s not true.”
“Until a month ago, Zhang was looking for a partner to contribute, now he’s looking for a buyer for the entire club.”
“But only on his terms, that is to say €1.2 billion.”
Biasin noted that “It’s been said that this is an excessive sum, but to me it doesn’t seem like all that incredible an amount.”
He added that “It remains to be seen when Inter will be sold.”
“I don’t think it will be a matter of days or weeks, I think it’s a matter of months,” Biasin continued.
Asked if he thinks a US-based fund could purchase Inter from Suning, Biasin replied that “There’s also the possibility that four or five different funds will pool their resources.”
“This is why the amount requested by Zhang would be reachable by the kind of consortium that carry out these deals,” he noted.
“I’m not saying the amount is small potatoes, but it would be a feasible deal.”
