CHINESE FOOTBALL IN ITALY WINS. GOOD INTER, MILAN AND PARMA
Chinese football in Italy wins. This is the case of Inter, Milan and Parma. All three teams have Chinese properties and have their own seasonal goals. After six years of absence, Luciano Spalletti’s Inter is back in the Champions League. In the summer of 2016 the neroazzurri were bought by the Suning Commerce Group of Nanjing, by the president Zhang Jindong (the 30th richest man in China). Suning has in its core business the sale of household appliances and is the owner of the Chinese Super League club, Jiangsu Suning playing with a black and blue striped shirt like that of Inter. Milan coached by world champion Rino Gattuso ended the season in sixth place, winning a place in the Europa League. Even the Rossoneri society is Chinese. The negotiations to take over Milan ended in 2017, but this transaction was carried out by the businessman Yonghong Li together with the Haixia Capital fund through the Rossoneri Sport Investment Lux financial vehicle. The Elliott fund provided 303 million euros, to be repaid within 18 months.
The revelation of the Serie B championship was Parma. Trained by D’Aversa, the team hit the third promotion in three years. A result never won before by any team. Parma, in which they played the former Napoli Calaiò, Jacopo Dezi, Roberto Insigne and the future Napoletano Amato Ciciretti. Parma Calcio was acquired 60% by Desports of Jiang Lizhang, the same owner of Granada (in Spanish Serie B) and Chongqing Lifan (Chinese Super League)