The purchase of Inter shares by the Suning Group could be part of a larger Chinese football plan, say reports.
The Nerazzurri are looking to sell 20 per cent of their shares to the Suning conglomerate in a deal that has already generated enormous speculation. President Erick Thohir is rumoured to have a secret agenda of his own, while the club's offices are said to have been bugged.
The purchase of Inter shares by the Suning Group could be part of a larger Chinese football plan, say reports.
The Nerazzurri are looking to sell 20 per cent of their shares to the Suning conglomerate in a deal that has already generated enormous speculation. President Erick Thohir is rumoured to have a secret agenda of his own, while the club's offices are said to have been bugged.
The latest conjectural report comes from the Corriere dello Sport, as the paper believes that the Suning Group are acting after governmental orders from Beijing.
Apparently the sale of Inter would involve an exchange between the business conglomerate and the club. The Chinese would allow the club to pay off their debts and face the future with the appropriate financial means, while Inter would provide them in exchange with football managers, staff and expertise that they could use in their league.
Suning already own the dominant Chinese club Jiangsu Suning, while the country is a rising force in football after the signings of players like Fredy Guarin, Gervinho, and Mohamed Sissoko.
Behind it all there is apparently the Chinese government, in an effort to turn their country into a global football superpower.
The Corriere makes no mention of Milan, even though president Silvio Berlusconi is undergoing negotiations of his own to sell the club to a Chinese group.