Inter’s off-field uncertainty is slowly but surely coming to an end, a leading Italian football finance expert assured tonight.
The Nerazzurri have endured a turbulent start to 2021 away from the pitch, with intense speculation over the club’s financial plight and the subsequent future of owners Suning.
Il Sole 24 Ore reporter Marco Bellinazzo has moved to calm Inter supporters’ concerns about what lies ahead, albeit there are still a few issues for Suning to sort.
“Inter’s worst period is behind them now,” Bellinazzo told Calciomercato.com during a live broadcast on Twitch this evening.
“They are looking very well set on the pitch and their club issues are sorting themselves out at the same time.
“They were fortunate that during the most difficult period, they had a strong management which withstood everything that was being thrown at them from outside.
“Inter aren’t in a completely calm situation now but no club is, given the financial difficulties of the current season.
“Suning aren’t considering the idea of selling Inter anymore, although if someone came and offered €1 billion (Suning’s reported asking price) then they would think about it.
“What’s for sure is that they won’t be spending big in the future, so they’ll be operating differently to the past when they invested more than €600 million during the first few years.
“The loan deal which Suning are about to secure for Inter will enable them to plan for next season.”
Inter supporters were alarmed last week when reports in certain sections of the Italian media suggested that they would have to sell key players this summer.
Bellinazzo assured the situation was not as dramatic as some sources had made out, and even said that Inter were in a stronger position than Juventus heading into the transfer window.
“The chance to secure capital gains (from player sales) is much lower than it was before COVID-19, but no club can afford to not complete these kinds of deals,” he added.
“At the moment, Inter have less need to sell a key player compared to Juventus.”
Suning have been Inter’s owners since the summer of 2016 and it seems they are unlikely to depart the club anytime soon.
