Today is Inter president Steven Zhang’s 31st birthday and he has made it clear that he has no intention of selling the club as he works to refinance the club’s €295m debts with Oaktree.
La Gazzetta dello Sport details how the Nerazzurri president is looking for solutions to the Milanese outfit’s €295m debut plus 12% interest with US fund Oaktree, which is due in May 2024. Zhang is working to refinance this debt, either with Oaktree or another partner, and has underlined his intentions not to sell Inter, despite regular rumours in the media.
Zhang himself discussed his plans at Inter’s Christmas dinner last night, detailing his intentions and where he wants the club to go next.
“Our goal is to win, to inspire and entertain people, it must be in the spirit of this club always, in every season. When I arrived at the helm of this club I thought it would be difficult, if not impossible, to win.
“We lifted three trophies, we went to the Round of 16 in the Champions League two years in a row. And this was achieved thanks to the work of everyone.
“Inter will always have the goal of winning in the future. And of course we also want to do it in 2023, trying to achieve another goal as well, to be among the top eight teams in Europe.”
Zhang reportedly went wild during the party, toasting, singing loudly and dancing to the ‘We are Inter’ song. Despite the club’s tough financial situation, his and Suning’s commitment is seemingly concrete and now the goal is to refinance the €295m debt.