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Inter president Zhang denies reports Serie A giants will be put up for sale

Inter have described reports in the Italian press that the club is to be put up for sale as “entirely baseless.”

The front page of Saturday’s Corriere dello Sport claimed that Inter chairman Steven Zhang was planning on selling the club due to the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Suning Holdings Group.

It was said the high operating costs of the Serie A giants meant Zhang was eager to sell up.

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However, Inter have since released a statement denying the report.

It said: “With regard to the rumours reported today, specifically referring to the possibility of FC Internazionale Milano being sold, president Steven Zhang categorically denies these false claims and stresses that they are entirely baseless.