Inter finances at risk as Champions League struggles mount

Inter’s Champions League struggles could come at a heavy financial cost, with failure to reach the last 16 potentially forcing the sale of a key player.

According to Tuttosport , owners Oaktree see the last 16 as the only acceptable outcome. Tuesday’s 4-3 home defeat to Club Brugge, a second straight loss after the opener against Real Madrid, has raised fears of another trip through the play-offs.

The club’s accounts, approved this week with a second consecutive profit, show what is at stake. Bodø/Glimt exit cost Inter €63m Inter earned just under €74m in UEFA prize money last season, when they were knocked out by Bodø/Glimt.