Beppe Marotta he doesn't tell them and responds in kind Gerry Cardinale who, in an interview given for the Harvard Business School report on the Rossoneri club, had spoken of Inter being “bankrupt after the scudetto”.
“These are out of place, inappropriate and disrespectful statements for the prestige and image of our club. Cardinale has caused confusion: it is true that in past years our majority shareholder (the Suning family group Zhang, ndr) went through times of financial difficulty. But already a few years ago it was joined by Oaktreewho today owns the club and has drawn up the guidelines. The management of Inter is a completely different thing: we respond to Financial Fair Play, to national licenses which are very strict in compliance with economic criteria, and we went from a loss of 246 million to -36 million last season, in which we achieved the scudetto and the Super Cup. And since it's Christmas, let's also add some irony: we have achieved the second star and we are the only team in Milan to have it…”, the Inter president pointed out yesterday in the pre-match.
As underlined by Gazzetta dello Sportit is undeniable that Cardinale's statements have generated a more than discreet amount of annoyance at Inter's home. The Nerazzurri club is now healthy, with solid ownership behind it and managed according to a philosophy that aims for sustainability. But a change in economic and financial management had already arrived during the last phase of the Zhang era. And to the disappointment with Cardinale's statements – explains the rosea – you mix a sense of embarrassment linked to the stadium theme and the synergies that have blossomed again in recent times, also thanks to the entry of Oaktree onto the scene.
