Inter President Steven Zhang has not set out a clear pathway to holding onto the club over the coming year despite his intentions to do so, Italian media argue.
As reported in today’s newspaper edition of Corriere dello Sport, Suning and Zhang made clear their desire to remain at the helm after yesterday’s shareholders meeting, and any talk of a sale was refuted by the 30-year-old.
However, the newspaper was critical of Zhang’s ideas for the coming year and argued that there was no substance to what he had claimed, in light of continuing financial concerns at the club.
It is argued that Zhang did not offer a structured plan for how Inter would remain competitive on and off the pitch, and there was little sign of a project for the next few years on how the club would grow.
Indeed, the target of being successful through “passion and spirit” has been dismissed as hollow, and there is a suggestion by the newspaper that Zhang may not be as determined to remain in charge of Inter.
Suning are credited with spending considerable funds on the club, but this is tempered by the fact that is has not been converted into a plan to make the club sustainable and produce growth.
