Erick Thohir Sells Inter Milan Shares To Suning Group In Today's Memory, June 6, 2016

The press conference on the sale of Inter Milan club ownership from Erick Thohir told Suning Group on June 6, 2016. (Xinhua)

JAKARTA Memori hari ini, delapan tahun yang lalu, 6 Juni 2016, pengusaha Indonesia, Erick Thohir menjual 70 persen saham klub sepak bola asal Italia, Inter Milan kepada raksasa pencer elektronik China, Suning Group. Penjualan itu dianggap opsi yang paling baik bagi perkembangan Inter Milan.

Previously, Erick's investment in the world of sports was not small. He is not only known to invest in the world of national sports, but the world. His first footprint is acquiring shares from the NBA basketball team, Philadelphia 76ers. The excitement also emerged.

World-class sports businesses such as basketball and football are often profitable. The profits obtained are not only a matter of a lot of income, but also a matter of pride and prestige. That's what Indonesian entrepreneur Erick Thohir is holding.

His name was fragrant when he started investing in the NBA basketball club Philadelphia 76ers in 2011. The share purchase actually made Erick not want to stop. He also started looking for other clubs to invest. This time the investment made for football clubs, not basketball.

He began to look at the club competing in Major League Soccer (MLS), DC United. The club that is residing in Audi Field, Washington DC is considered to have good potential. He then immediately invested in DC United. The investment made him one of the club owners on August 10, 2012.

Erick's footsteps in world football don't just stop. He began to dream of acquiring a big football team. He began to look at the potential of the club that became a giant in Europe. At least the club has a good tradition of winning.

Erick then planned to become the owner of the top Seria A team, Inter Milan. Erick admitted that he was attracted by the Italian giants who had won the Champions League three times. Erick's move was like a green light.

Inter Milan president, Massimo Moratti wants to sell his shares to Erick. Erick then officially became Inter Milan's new president with majority share ownership in October 2013. Erick also has ambitions to buy the rest of the shares. The news of the purchase made Erick even more fragrant.

"Every president leaves his mark. What's important is that he (Erick) always respects others, outside of his own job, and I think these people also have the same thoughts. They are people who have good intentions and also have good character," Moratti explained as quoted by The Guardian's page, October 15, 2013.

The romance between Erick and Inter Milan grew. Erick was involved in planning the future of the club. He also had time to say the desire to build a new stadium for Inter. Even though it didn't happen.

However, Erick began to think of selling his shares in Inter to Suning Group. The sale was made on June 6, 2016. Suning at that time was listed as the new owner of Inter Milan with 70 percent share ownership.

Erick did not then leave Inter. He remains part of Inter Milan because of his 30 percent share ownership. This means that Erick will continue to walk together and advance Inter Milan.

"The Holdings Group will continue to support Erick Thohir's global business strategy and senior management team to make Inter Milian stronger and more competitive," as written in Suning's statement issued during a press conference at his headquarters in Nanjing, quoted by the BBC website, June 6, 2016.