Ther are currently four possible routes forward if Inter are to be sold by present owners Suning.
This according to Italian news outlet Repubblica.it, who report that the Nerazzurri could be acquired by any of Bahrain-based fund InvestCorp, current Leeds United owner Andrea Radrizzani, an unnamed US-based fund, or even an Italian consortium.
The rumour mill has been swirling around the possibility that Suning could sell Inter in the coming months.
Whilst the links to a possible sale have been persistent ever since the Nerazzurri’s post-pandemic financial problems began, the fact that the massive loan taken on from Oaktree Capital in 2021 comes due in just over twelve months could finally push a sale to happen.
The name of InvestCorp was mooted in a report from Il Sole 24 Ore, whilst Repubblica suggest that the report by Middle East News claiming that the fund are looking to raise as much as $654 million USD to complete a takeover could be their statement of intent.
Meanwhile, yesterday Bloomberg reported that current Leeds owner Radrizzani could look to sell his shares in the Premier League side and take over the Nerazzurri.
However, Repubblica report that as of yet the Italian businessman has not communicated any intend to make a bid for Inter to either the club’s current owners or to his own financial advisors.
Meanwhile, a third possible option proposed by Repubblica would be for a US-based fund to take over from Suning.
The outlet reports that two funds have expressed an interest in taking over the Nerazzurri, including its substantial €415 million bond worth of debt, during investment bank Raine Group’s search for interest in investment or purchasers.
Lastly, Repubblica highlight the fact that former Nerazzurri CEO Ernesto Pellegrini has hinted at a possible Italian-based takeover.
They note that, if a takeover were to be supported by a very wealthy Italian businessman, then even Pellegrini could be ready to be part of a consortium.
