The Finnish tycoon Thomas Zilliacuswho has long been openly interested in purchasing Inter, gave an interview to The Interistaof which we report the salient passages:
“The tweet addressed to Al-Thani? It all starts from an offer I made for Manchester United last spring. At the time, I came to the same conclusion that Sheikh Jassim Al Thani must have now reached, namely that the Glazer were not serious about selling. In April I announced that I would not be moving forward with the negotiations. My previous offer was still there on the table, but I advised them that I would not be making any more.”
GUARDIAN – “Inter was born in 1908, it has existed for much longer than when all of us were born, and it will be there for a long time even after our death. I only see myself as a potential custodian of an institution. If I obtain privilege of being the custodian of an institution, then my job is to make sure that, when I eventually hand over to the next custodian, the institution is in an even better state than before. That’s why I’m very open to cooperation with Sheikh Jassim. Who knows places that have a large number of football fans behind them. I know how to manage a football team and I know Italy, I have lived there and I think that together we can do something very good together, me and he”.
MODE -.”First of all, I think that to lead a club you need to understand football. And as I said, I have been a player, coach and owner. I think I know this sport very well, in short. Inter has excellent management, starting from Beppe Marotta, up to the whole team, they are good. I think that an owner must give support to the management. Inzaghi is also very good at his job. Together with Sheikh Jassim Al Thani, if we joined forces, I know, and I underline that not I believe, but I know for sure, that we would generate a lot of money. By generating money we would give the club the possibility of buying the best players in the world. I specify that I don’t like following the style of, for example, Paris Saint Germain, who I see constantly buying the great stars, but without creating a real group. In my idea everyone must be ready to fight for the team, which comes first. It’s always the team, the individual glory or prestige of a player doesn’t matter. You can’t have them too many stars, you need to have good players, willing to work for the group. Then those players also cost money, so with the right fans, the right management and the right coaches, I think Inter could become the best team in the world. Like Real Madrid, who are at the top every year, ready to win.”
TRANSFER – “I am convinced that the Zhangs love Inter and that they also want to see the club continue to improve. So I think that for them it is a question of money, but also of finding the right people to sell to. China is now a very big market for Inter fans. I mean: there are a lot of Inter fans in China. And as I said this is a crucial aspect for me. If Steven was willing to continue even with a smaller percentage, I would be happy It could be good news because I think that for Inter having a good reference team is a very positive thing for future prospects, for the fans. I am open to discussing any type of corporate structure, with Sheikh Jassim Al Thani, with Steven Zhang and with any partner who can bring real added value to the club.”
PLAYERS TO BRING – “It’s difficult to say one, so I’ll name two. In football you have to win matches and you have to score goals. To do that you need very good strikers. For me, and I’m not just saying this because I’m Scandinavian, Erling Haaland he is an absolute superstar, I would like to see him in the Inter shirt. For the attackers to score, he needs to have people in midfield who pass the ball to him in the right way. And there is a player that I like a lot and who also scores a lot, which is him Pedri of Barcelona. Of course, I don’t think that neither Haaland, nor Pedri are for sale right now, but for the right price everything is for sale, and that’s why we need to make sure that Inter makes money, so that the club can make offers and have the resources suited to the salaries of players like them.”
2023-10-16 19:50:00
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