Vice-President Javier Zanetti says Suning Group want to take Inter to the point of being among the “best 10 in the world”.
The Chinese group completed a takeover of the Nerazzurri in June last year, and invested heavily in the transfer market.
However, after three changes on the bench the Beneamata currently sit seventh in Serie A, which would see them miss out on European football altogether if they were to finish the season there.
Vice-President Javier Zanetti says Suning Group want to take Inter to the point of being among the “best 10 in the world”.
The Chinese group completed a takeover of the Nerazzurri in June last year, and invested heavily in the transfer market.
However, after three changes on the bench the Beneamata currently sit seventh in Serie A, which would see them miss out on European football altogether if they were to finish the season there.
“We were winning for seven years in a row so it was perfectly natural that would end, at a time when the ownership changed twice in three years,” Zanetti explained to Reuters.
“Now we are at the stage of trying to build an important team … where the club wants to be in the best 10 in the world.
“That is what we are working for but you can't do that overnight. You need time, a strategic plan.
“You do it by building a team with good players but also with human values and with planning.
“If we also buy players in the future that will help, but we have to spend intelligently, choosing players who fit in with what we are looking for.
“The first thing we are looking to do is get back into the Champions League, where we feel at home. “Suning has great respect for the identity and history of the club and for that reason we are working together to get Inter back to the big competitions.”
Milan have also been taken over by a Chinese group, and the future of the shared San Siro is unsure.
“Inter have been ready with the project for more than a year. I hope this situation can be resolved quickly.
“San Siro is one of the most beautiful stadiums in the world and to remodel this stadium and bring new alternatives within the stadium would be a fundamental strategy for us.”