Italian football finance expert Carlo Festa can't see Suning maintaining control of Inter Milan long-term.
Festa says the club's future now depends on new lenders Oaktree.
He told FCInter1908: “Inter's financial problems are due to the health of the Suning group. The Nerazzurri have had a defined ownership structure for years, and this has given stability to the whole environment. Now this certainty no longer exists. It is not known who the owner of Inter will be in a year. Therefore, a definite and certain growth and development plan cannot be given in this situation.
"Zhang kept the club at a time when he could sell it during the period between January and February, but in doing so he got heavily into debt. He did not increase Inter's debt, which is already close to €400 million, but further indebted the Luxembourg shareholder vehicle that belongs to the Zhang family.
"He did so by pledging shares of Inter. In a certain sense, therefore, the future of Inter is committed to Oaktree, who at any point when the pre-established conditions of the loan are not respected, would quickly become the new owner of Inter by right."
