From Milan To Riyadh: The Game-Changing Inter Milan Partnership & the Future Of Saudi Sports Investment

Andrea Zanon Confidente
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https://sempreinter.com/2024/10/21/from-milan-to-riyadh-the-game-changing-inter-milan-partnership-the-future-of-saudi-sports-investment/

The Inter Milan — Saudi partnership is not a new thing as both parties have on and off discussed investment, partnership and long-term engagement.

This has also included Inter Milan negotiation for a buy out with Inter Milan former owners, the Chinese Suning family.

As of October 2024, Inter Milan is making headlines with its announcement of establishing a regional office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia making it the first global football club to do so.

This significant move, enabled by an investment license from the Saudi Ministry of Investment, marks a pivotal step in the club’s strategy to deepen its roots in the Middle Eastern market, a region ripe with potential.

While it known that Serie A is actively seeking more robust partnership with the Gulf Countries, including the Serie A establishment of a regional office in Abu Dhabi in 2022, no individual team has done what Inter Milan just did.

The Inter Milan Strategic Expansion & Partnership Saudi Arabia: A New Era of Global Football Ties

The Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), with $925 billion in assets under management, is the 6th

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Andrea Zanon Confidente

Performance advisor with over 20 years experience across entrepreneurship, sustainability and partnership. Now focusing helping people investing in themselves