Zhang Kangyang ushered in a new capital injection, and the main players may leave the team!
With a day to go until Champions League qualification, Inter Milan are nine points clear of the group ahead of Juventus. In addition, in the group stage of the first round of the Champions League, Milan won 1-0 against Atletico Madrid, thus earning a point. Under Marotta's management, this season of Inter Milan can be described as a double blessing. Inter chairman Zhang Kangyang wants to retain control of the team, and he hopes to repay the $250 million debt to the company by bringing in new investors. According to Reuters, two people familiar with the matter said that if Zhang Kangyang can't find a new investor for Milan, then Oaktree funds will help him continue to own an equity stake in Milan.
In the last two seasons, Inter Milan's results have improved a lot, and it has attracted the attention of many investors. According to the Italian Football and Finance newspaper, Paramount paid Inter Milan 11 million euros in each of the last two seasons, and Paramount's sponsorship contract with his club will end at the end of this season. Qatar Airways wants to succeed Param as Milan's new kit patron. Qatar Airways will provide Inter Milan with a sponsorship of £20 million a year. This means that next season, Inter Milan will have a new sponsorship. After the official signing of Qatar Airways and Milan, Milan had already established a good relationship with Qatar Airways.
Inter Milan have not given a definitive answer after the Qatari club made a new request for sponsorship, citing that they could not accept more sponsors. As far as I'm concerned, if Milan win the Premier League and qualify for the Champions League final, then its economic value will increase even more, and Qatar Airways' €20 million sponsorship deal doesn't look like it's going to be satisfying to Zhang. Inter Milan are now looking for a new contender who will have to increase Qatar Airways' sponsorship fees to allow it to make more profits.
According to AS Roma Sport, Inter and Dumfries have restarted talks on a new contract, with the two sides hopefully continuing talks on a new contract on the basis of £4 million + additional incentives. Dumfries had already rejected Inter's new contract for 2025 last fall, following reports that Inter were likely to sell Dumfries for cash if there were no new contracts. Manchester United head coach Jenn is keen to bring in the Dutch wide man to bolster his squad, but with talks between Dumfries and Milan resuming talks, the question of a new contract has started again, meaning Dumfries is likely to drop his contract with Manchester United and stay with Inter Milan to sign a new contract.