New Inter president Steven Zhang has shared his delight at assuming the position at the helm of the club in an interview with the official club website.

“Today, I am extremely proud to continue leading this club into a New Era. I feel the responsibility of satisfying the passion of the millions of fans all over the world and, I am more than ready to accept the challenge of President in the 110th year of this prestigious club.

“Our main mission and core business as a football Club is, and will always be, the optimal sports performance on the pitch. We will continue to make the sports side the number one focus of our attention, and make sure that the team has all the best support necessary to compete and be successful at the very highest level on both the international and the domestic stage.

“This is what you as shareholders and all of our fans expect from us and this is our main task and duty while we guide this great club. To build success at the club, we will not only strengthen the team within the boundaries of rules but also continue raising the best talent through our club. Promising players who will become Inter champions in the coming years. For this reason, we will improve our sporting infrastructures to become more modern and innovative.

Zhang then spoke on what Inter must do off the pitch.

“Off the pitch, we will make Inter as strong a company as it is on the pitch. We must build strong skills in the commercial and marketing areas and further strengthen the management team. In this way, we can support the growth of the commercial and marketing-led revenues of the club that will allow us to compete fully in the sporting market. Success breeds success. The team off the pitch must be professional, hard-working and diligent in order to support the team on the pitch.

“Internazionale is our name, and we will stay true to it. We will keep enlarging the scope of our business globally and we plan to further explore the potential of the Asian and American markets, including China. However, we must never forget our roots and the DNA that has made Inter what it is. So Italy and Milano will always be at the core of all the activities and daily life of the club. While we are “Brothers of the World” we are also Made of Milano.

“Our club, staff and management, and most of our activities are based in Milan. But in these past years, we have started to build up teams outside of Italy to serve our partners and fans around the world. Inter will become a bridge between cultures and a platform to facilitate exchanges, generating mutual benefit and support.

“Sport is the best way to connect people, to create communities that belong together even if they are miles apart, united by their passion for a team.

Zhang then went on to discuss the importance of technology in football.

“In today’s age of digital transformation, a football club such as Inter, cannot ignore the opportunities that technology is bringing us.

“The digital transformation of our club was initiated by the creation of our Media House and is now underway in other areas of the club. We will continue on this journey and explore further the possibilities of digital management and digital communications, to make Inter a leader in this field.

“Digital technology is now embedded in our daily lives and also within sport. It opens up a window of opportunities for the Club to engage with our fans and partners alike, to bring them into our world, closer to us, closer to the action, and closer to the players.

“Through our social media channels, we can reach our millions of fans wherever they are in the world, providing them with unique content, results, reactions and emotions from our matches and our players in real time. This will allow us to reach them at any given moment and transport them to inside the world of Inter.”

The 27-year-old, who has become the youngest president in club history, then spoke on the club’s values and his ambitions for the club.

“We must remember that Inter isn’t just about football and what happens on the field. Sport is also an expression of values and teaches us all important lessons.

“Through the culture of Inter, we will continue to uphold the sporting values of honest competition, fair play and sportsmanship. Together with our stakeholders, we will spread positive energy and messages to all our fans and society as a whole.

“We will work on the values of diversity and respect and will continue giving back to the community, our community of ‘Brothers of the World.’

“The Club must continue to innovate, we must not stand still. After 110 years of history this week we announced the official integration of an Inter Women’s team into the Club. We must also continue supporting the work done in the youth sector, which has been so successful in previous years, investing in our scouting network to help find the talents of the future.

“We are also active within the football governing bodies at a European level with UEFA and ECA and at a world level with FIFA, while we remain fully supportive domestically of Lega Serie A and of the Italian FA’s efforts to introduce stricter governance and reform.

“We started our journey, all of us together almost two years ago, with one objective in mind – to take Inter back to the Global Football Elite.

“I believe that with your help I am now ready to take the next steps. Together we can take this Club forward into a new era of success. Thank you and Forza Inter Forever!

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