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Roma are finally closing in on filling their vacant CEO position with one of the early candidates for the job, Inter’s Alessandro Antonello.

Roma Trying to Poach Inter Official to Fill Opening

October 25, 2024 Enrico Passarella Inter Milan, Italian Football, Roma, Serie A, Serie A 2024-2025

Roma are zeroing in on Alessandro Antonello as their new CEO to replace Lina Souloukou, who stepped down about a month ago, primarily due to the criticism stemming from Daniele De Rossi’s dismissal. The current Inter CEO was in two on Thursday.

Inter haven’t been busy on the transfer market since the Oaktree takeover, which nixed a pair of signings and prioritizes youngsters.

Inter Might Part Ways with a Few Veterans Next Summer

October 17, 2024 Enrico Passarella Calciomercato, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Serie A, Serie A 2024-2025, Transfer Market

Inter haven’t been particularly busy on the transfer market since the Oaktree takeover, which reportedly nixed a pair of signings and instructed the management to focus on acquiring youngsters. They addressed their only hole with Tomas Palacios last summer.

Or are the Inter execs just being thorough? Or do they really not have a budget for an unplanned signing and need to build it by selling excess players?

Have Inter Lost Their Fastball on the Transfer Market?

August 2, 2024 Enrico Passarella Calciomercato, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Serie A, Serie A 2024-2025, Tactical Trends, Transfer Market

Or are the Inter execs just being thorough? Or do they really not have a budget for an unplanned signing and need to build it by selling excess players? It’s been nearly a month since Tajon Buchanan got hurt, and no replacement is close.

Oaktree have opted for continuity at the top of Inter, officially replacing Steven Zhang as the team president with Giuseppe Marotta.

Marotta Named Inter President by New Oaktree-Led Board

June 4, 2024 Enrico Passarella Calciomercato, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Serie A, Serie A 2024-2025, Transfer Market

Oaktree have opted for continuity at the top of Inter, officially replacing Steven Zhang as the team president with Giuseppe Marotta. He was previously serving as one of their two CEOs and overseeing the sports area. He's their 23rd chairman.

With an upcoming meeting looming, Inter will restart from the same three key figures under the Oaktree ownership, the two CEOs and Simone Inzaghi.

New Inter Owners Promise Stability, No Sudden Changes

May 27, 2024 Enrico Passarella Calciomercato, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Serie A, Serie A 2024-2025, Transfer Market

With an upcoming meeting looming, Inter will restart from the same three key figures under the Oaktree ownership, CEOs Giuseppe Marotta and Alessandro Antonello and coach Simone Inzaghi. The renewal of the boss has been agreed upon a while back.

Inter will have to continue navigating a suboptimal financial situation next summer, but Simone Inzaghi wishes to still find a way to bolster the squad.

Inzaghi to Meet Oaktree on Tuesday to Discuss Inter Future

May 27, 2024 Marko Vrakela Inter, Serie A

A new dawn is rising in the capital of fashion as Inter embark on a new chapter in the club's storied history following Oaktree's takeover. On the same night the Nerazzurri 'Tifosi' paid tribute to the outgoing president Steven Zhang, manager Simone Inzaghi vowed to hold a comprehensive meeting with the new leadership.

t’ll probably take a few months to learn what really happened between Steven Zhang and Oaktree after the latter seized control of Inter.

Oaktree Takeover Brings In a New Set of Doubts at Inter

May 24, 2024 Enrico Passarella Calciomercato, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Serie A, Serie A 2023-2024, Serie A 2024-2025, Tactical Trends, Transfer Market

It’ll probably take a few months to learn what really happened between Steven Zhang and Oaktree, as the narrative and reports about his chances of paying off the debt and retaining Inter were positive and optimistic for several months.

Two apical Oaktree managers, Katherine Ralph and Alejandro Cano, visited on Wednesday after the fund announced it had assumed control of Inter.

Oaktree Expected to Keep Ahold of Inter for a Few Years

May 23, 2024 Enrico Passarella Calciomercato, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Serie A, Serie A 2023-2024, Serie A 2024-2025, Transfer Market

Two apical Oaktree managers, Katherine Ralph and Alejandro Cano, paid Inter a visit on Wednesday after the fund announced it had assumed control of 99.6% of the club's shares. Among its guidelines, it says to be a “patient investor."

The strategy by Inter on the transfer market shouldn’t drastically change with the US fund Oaktree taking over from Suning.

New Ownership Unlikely to Bring Big Changes at Inter

May 22, 2024 Enrico Passarella Calciomercato, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Serie A, Serie A 2023-2024, Serie A 2024-2025, Transfer Market

The strategy by Inter on the transfer market shouldn’t drastically shift with Oaktree taking over from Suning. The Chinese conglomerate closed the faucets a few years back, and the Nerazzurri have had to raise funds through sales.

Steven Zhang didn’t settle his €386M debt by Monday, therefore Oaktree will start the procedure to seize control of Inter, which were used as collateral.

No Late Surprises in Inter, Zhang, and Oaktree Affair

May 22, 2024 Enrico Passarella Calciomercato, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Serie A, Serie A 2023-2024, Serie A 2024-2025, Transfer Market

Steven Zhang didn’t settle his €386M debt by Monday, so Oaktree will start the procedure to seize control of Inter, which were used as collateral for the loan. The change of hands will take about 15-20 days due to the technicalities.

Giuseppe Marotta expressed his hope Zhang would stay at the helm during the Scudetto celebration, but that would be a surprise after he berated Oaktree.

Inter Expected to Keep Current Front Office Regardless

May 20, 2024 Enrico Passarella Calciomercato, Inter, Italian Football, Serie A, Serie A 2023-2024, Serie A 2024-2025, Transfer Market

Marotta expressed his hope Steven Zhang would stay at the helm during the Scudetto celebration, but that would be a surprise following his statement about Oaktree. Despite the looming ownership change, the whole management and Simone Inzaghi are firmly expected to stay.

Steven Zhang continues to work behind the scenes to keep ahold of Inter ahead of the deadline of a giant loan from Oaktree.

Inter Fans Sweating as Oaktree Gets Closer to Seizing Club

May 18, 2024 Marko Vrakela Inter, Serie A

These are critical days for Inter owner Steven Zhang. He has until Tuesday to come up with €375 million to repay his debt to Oaktree or risk losing the club to the American asset management firm.

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