Massimo Moratti confirmed he has been asked to return as President by Inter ownings Suning Group, pushing out Erick Thohir and Michael Bolingbroke.
Moratti no longer has shares in the club after the Suning takeover, while current President Thohir remains as minority shareholder.
“Returning to Inter? They’ve asked me…” he told Premium Sport. “Being President is an honour, but I don’t know what I’d say.”
Massimo Moratti confirmed he has been asked to return as President by Inter ownings Suning Group, pushing out Erick Thohir and Michael Bolingbroke.
Moratti no longer has shares in the club after the Suning takeover, while current President Thohir remains as minority shareholder.
“Returning to Inter? They’ve asked me…” he told Premium Sport. “Being President is an honour, but I don’t know what I’d say.”
Today all three major Italian sports papers have the story on their front page with an outline of how this return would manifest itself.
There are two possible windows of opportunity for the switch, the most pressing at the end of October with Thohir’s final Shareholders’ Board meeting.
This is also when current CEO Bolingbroke is expected to walk away.
Another option would be to wait until the Spring, when Thohir will cash in the sale of his 31 per cent of stock to Suning.
If Moratti does take over, he has two alternatives – remain in a purely gestational role or buy back 31 per cent of the club shares from Thohir.
The former patron would represent an important daily presence in Milan, connecting the club to its Chinese owners overseas.
Meanwhile, Steven Zhang – the son of owner Zhang Jindong – is moving to Italy and will have a stronger role within the club.
Javier Zanetti could also become more of an executive Vice-President with more powers than he currently has.