Chivu’s Summer Wishlist Shapes Inter Milan’s €50m Transfer Strategy | OneFootball

Oaktree have allocated a €50m transfer budget – to be supplemented by player sales – for Inter Milan’s summer window, with head coach Cristian Chivu requesting two centre-backs, midfielder Marco Palestra, and a further midfield signing, according to Corriere dello Sport.

The report, cited via FCInterMilan on Reddit, names Hakan Calhanoglu among the outgoing players expected to generate sale proceeds that would supplement the base figure – a notable development given Inter’s previously stated reluctance to sell the Turkish international.

The €50m baseline aligns with Oaktree’s established operating pattern since formally taking control in May 2024 following Suning’s failure to repay a roughly €395m loan. The fund injected approximately €47m in new capital during the first quarter of the 2024-25 fiscal year and covered €40-50m in losses without demanding a marquee sale – a deliberate value-building approach rather than short-term cost management.

Chivu’s Shopping List and the Sales Required to Fund It

On the incomings side, Marco Palestra is explicitly named as a Chivu priority alongside two central defenders and a second midfielder. The coaching staff’s willingness to articulate specific positional needs suggests the sporting and ownership structures are aligned early in the window.

Oaktree’s medium-term strategy, as outlined by football finance analyst Marco Bellinazzo, targets an eventual sale of the club well above €2-2.5bn – meaning this window’s spending must strengthen both on-pitch performance and balance-sheet optics ahead of that exit. The €415m bond refinanced in June 2025 via private credit further reduces near-term liability pressure, giving the fund modest room to act without triggering a fire-sale elsewhere in the squad.