Inter Milan President Argues: ‘Don’t Know Where We’d Be Without Foreign Ownership In Serie A’

Inter Milan President Beppe Marotta admits that he “doesn’t know where we’d be without foreign owners” in Serie A.

The Nerazzurri President spoke at the “Constituzione e Sport” event, via FCInterNews. He gave his views on the transition away from Italian owners.

Inter’s last three owners have all come from outside of Italy.

Prior to that, the Nerazzurri had a long tradition of Italian owners. Massimo Moratti, and earlier on his father Angelo Moratti exemplified this.

But times have changed in Serie A.

The ownership models have had to adjust to new financial realities.

And Inter, like city rivals AC Milan, have been hallmarks of this changing situation.

Up until May of last year, Inter had been under the ownership of Chinese company Suning.

However, financial problems finally caught up with the embattled former owners last spring. In May, they were unable to pay back their debut to North American fund Oaktree Capital.

Therefore, after Suning’s default, Oaktree took over as Inter owners.

Inter President Marotta: “Don’t Know Where We’d Be” Without Foreign Owners In Serie A

Beppe Marotta replaced Steven Zhang as Inter President after Oaktree’s arrival.

The 67-year-old had already been the Nerazzurri’s CEO of Sport under Suning. That’s a role he’d held since 2018, when he left Juventus.