Manchester City minority owners Silver Lake is reportedly pondering a move to buy Inter Milan from Suning.
With the deadline to repay the Oaktree loan approaching, the Nerazzurri owners must find a solution before the 20th of May 2024.
The Chinese group must either repay or refinance the loan. Nevertheless, a sale could prove to be an escape plan from this financial dilemma.
According to Tuttosport via FcInterNews, Silver Lake has now emerged as a possible suitor for the Italian-based club.
The American firm currently controls 14.5% of the shares at City Football Group, the company that owns several clubs around the world, most notably Manchester City.
As the source explains, Raine Group was the intermediary that helped Silver Lake acquire those shares.
As it happens, Raine Groupe has also been entrusted – along with Goldman Sachs – in finding new investors for Inter.
Silver Lake Have Emerged As The Newest Inter Milan Suitors
However, refinancing the Oaktree loan remains an option for Suning. As the source tells it, Goldman Sachs could provide the necessary funds for the operation.
And yet, other suitors remain in the background, as the report details. Several rich Saudi investors are on the club’s dossier. This includes InvestCorp who have been studying the file but are yet to present a concrete offer.
Moreover, Finnish Billionaire Thomas Zilliacus remains a self-professed suitor. As we reported earlier today, he’s working on convincing influential Qatari politician Jassim Bin Hakam Al Thani of joining forces in an bid to buy the Italian club.
