Serie A increasingly American as Oaktree takes over Inter | OneFootball

Oaktree’s acquisition of Inter has now increased the number of American owners in Serie A to seven.

The US fund officially confirmed their takeover of the Nerazzurri in a statement today, acquiring the club from Suning following the Chinese owners’ failure to pay back €395m in debts resulting from the loan taken out back in May 2021.

Whilst Oaktree are widely expected to quickly look for buyers for Inter, the US fund will keep control of the club for the foreseeable future. When Elliott Management took over Milan, they won a Scudetto before selling the team on to RedBird.

Increasingly American Serie A

TMW highlighted how Oaktree have now become the latest American owners in Serie A, bringing the total to seven. The clubs owned by US businessman and funds are: Atalanta, Fiorentina, Genoa, Inter, Milan, Parma, Roma

10 clubs in the topflight are owned by Italians, including Juventus, Lazio and Napoli, whilst one is owned by Canadians and the other by Indonesians.