Italian economist and Inter supporter Carlo Cottarelli has officially launched a project that will allow Inter fans to buy shares in the club: ‘We are here to help.’
Cottarelli, a former director of the International Monetary Fund, and other famous Inter fans could buy shares in the club by the end of the month through the economist’s company Interspac srl.
An online survey for Inter fans will be launched on Friday, June 25 and a list of new shareholders will be announced by the end of the month.
“We want to develop a fan shareholding project,” Cottarelli said.
“We want to strengthen Inter with capitals integrated by institutional investor resources. It already happens in other glorious clubs such as Bayern Munich. We want to work closely with Inter ownership, which has been informed about our project.
“Our only desire is to help the club, we are grateful to President Zhang for bringing Inter back to the top.
“The first step will be a symbolic one. By the end of June, a group of famous Inter fans will enter Interspace srl. Athletes, actors, musicians, TV hosts will help us to make the project known.
“Then we’ll launch a survey. We have instructed IQUII and its Sport Intelligence Unit to conduct an in-depth study of this issue. We will publish a survey on social media to understand what Inter fans think about popular shareholding.
“If, as we think, there will be enough interest from all the parties involved, we’ll request the necessary authorizations to the competent bodies to collect the resources from fans and other people interested. This will require several months, even if the timing will depend on the technical details of the operation.
“This model could be valid for other Serie A clubs as well. We’ll organize a public meeting in Milan at the end of September, inviting Interspac shareholders and prominent Italian and international football personalities. At that point, we’ll be ready to start.”