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

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