Inter owners Suning are set to face some difficulty refinancing the loan that they took on to support the Nerazzurri from US-based fund Oaktree Capital.
This according to today’s print edition of Italian business newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore, via FCInterNews, who report that rising interest rates could make it prohibitively difficult for the Nerazzurri owners to refinance the loan, and that this could expedite a sale of the club to new owners.
The loan which Suning took on in 2021 with Inter as collateral will come due in 2024, and the Nerazzurri owners will have to find a way to refinance the loan or else risk losing control of the club to Oaktree if they are unable to pay the fund back.
According to to Il Sole 24 Ore, this may not be a straightforward task for the Inter owners amid the current financial climate.
Accordingly, Oaktree could be thinking about the possibility of taking over Inter and trying to sell the club rather than renegotiating terms on the loan, or alternatively, Suning could be forced to speed up their search for a buyer.
