Former Inter President Massimo Moratti pins the blame squarely on coach Simone Inzaghi and insists Suning and Steven Zhang represent ‘the best option’ for the club.
The Nerazzurri are sliding down the Serie A table to joint fourth place with Roma after three consecutive defeats and risk missing out on Champions League qualification.
That would be catastrophic for their finances and could prompt a radical cost-cutting exercise, including the sale of top players.
Fans are turning angrily on owners Suning and their prime representative, President Steven Zhang, but he has support from the man who took Inter to the Treble in 2010.
“Everyone attacks Zhang, but so far he has supported the club well and is the best option. I don’t see many alternatives for Inter,” Moratti told Radio Radio.
“I see these funds that come and go, it is no longer possible to have a family running a football club, especially an Italian one.”
Instead, Moratti pins the blame on coach Inzaghi for their recent poor results, even if he has been able to win the Coppa Italia and two editions of the Supercoppa Italiana.
“Zhang put a strong team in the hands of the coach, who is struggling to get the best out of it. The coach and directors ought to co-operate better.”
Massimo Moratti was at the helm of Inter from 1995 to November 2013, following in the footsteps of his father Angelo, whose reign lasted from 1955 to 1968.