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Inter Milan owners confident of long-term success

Inter Milan's new Chinese owners are optimistic about the future of the Serie A club and hopes to return them to the top of European football again.

The Suning Group completed a takeover of the Nerazzurri this summer, acquiring a majority stake from previous owner Erick Thohir, who has remained as president with a minority stake, and the club's previous president Massimo Moratti.

They invested heavily this summer with Joao Mario and Gabriel 'Gabigol' Barbosa signed towards the end of the transfer window and Yang Yang affirmed how serious his group are about making the 2010 Champions League winners great again.

"We have set ourselves objectives and we're confident for the future of Inter," Yang Yang, the general director of Suning, told Radio RAI. "We think that we can have a good season in the league and also in the Europa League and this summer's transfer window showed our devotion and interest. We're convinced we can get results and face the many challenges we have ahead of us.

"We want to win and to make profits and with our investment plan, we're convinced we can lead Inter back to being one of the top clubs in the world."

The Chinese government are also behind Suning's investment in Inter and Yang Yang explained how running the Serie A club should have a positive impact on the development of the game in China.

"We want to build a very strong side and we want to earn benefits out of the training methods because we want to develop football in China, Asia and the whole world," Yang Yang said.

"Our promise is to promote sporting activity, particularly football, and we have in mind an investment which allows us to reach the objectives we have set. We have an interest in the expansion of the sport and football sector and an important globalisation plan.

"For us, this investment in Inter is in view to a long period. We want to continue investing and, if necessary, improving the team. We have to follow the European rules, but for us this is a hugely important sector and a substantial investment. We're taking our duties seriously, but yes -- we are in it for the long term."