The defeat against Club Brugge in the Champions League has once again put the spotlight on Inter’s financial situation. According to Tuttosport, which today focuses on the issue, reaching the round of 16 is not just a sporting goal: it is a financial necessity imposed by Oaktree.
The newspaper explains that qualifying for the next round — which can also be achieved through the playoffs — guarantees the club an additional income estimated between 18 and 20 million euros, of which 11 are secured by UEFA and the rest from ticket sales. An amount that, Tuttosport writes, the club cannot afford to lose.
“If Chivu is not necessarily asked to repeat reaching the final — actually yes, at least to try: that’s the message that has always come through in this first part of the season —, reaching at least the round of 16 still guarantees extra income,” the article reads. “The pass, which can also be obtained through the playoffs, is worth about 18-20 million: an estimate that considers the 11 guaranteed by UEFA and the rest from ticket sales.”
The newspaper recalls how in the last two summers the results in Europe allowed the club to avoid major sales — there was a clause on Dumfries — and to defend qualification for the next Club World Cup, indicated as a further source of income.
The opposite scenario, elimination, would instead open the door to a major departure. “That’s exactly it, the departure of a top player, the specter — not explicitly mentioned, but which could become inevitable — that Inter is playing against in the Champions League, even before the dream of winning Europe’s most coveted trophy,” Tuttosport concludes.
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