32-year-old Zhang Kangyang is divine: he led Inter Milan to win 7 championships in 4 years, and scored 200 million euros this season
In a much-watched "Milan derby" in the 33rd round of Serie A that ended in the early morning of April 23, Beijing time, Inter Milan defeated AC Milan 2-1 away. With this victory, Inter won the Serie A title five rounds ahead of schedule. It was also Inter's 20th Serie A title in its history, surpassing local rivals AC Milan (19 titles).
After the game, Zhang Kangyang, the 32-year-old chairman of the Inter Milan Club, also posted a message to celebrate the championship for the first time. The Chinese boss excitedly wrote in Italian: "Italian champions, belong to the Nerazzurri!"
It is worth noting that after Inter Milan successfully won the Serie A championship this season, Zhang Kangyang also inadvertently set a record. This is his seventh trophy in the last four years for Inter (2 Serie A, 2 Coppa Italia and 3 Italian Super Cups). With this title, he became the chairman of the Inter team with the second most championships in the history of the team (7 titles), second only to Massimo Moratti with 16 titles, and tied Angelo Moratti with 7 titles.
Since Zhang Kangyang joined Inter in June 2016, Inter's competitive strength has steadily improved, completely out of the old trough, and returned to the position of traditional giants. Since regaining the Serie A title in 11 years in 2020-21, Inter Milan have managed to win the trophy for the fourth consecutive season. Zhang Kangyang can lead Inter Milan to achieve such good results without much investment, and he is indeed quite capable.
According to the Italian sports financial media Calcioefinanza, Inter Milan's revenue this season will exceed 200 million euros. Among them, Serie A won the championship and received a broadcast share of 100 million euros. Although the Champions League stopped in the round of 16, there are at least 50 million euros in prize money, plus the income from sponsors, Inter Milan has ushered in a bumper harvest this season.
Holding the cash cow of Inter, it is no wonder that Zhang Kangyang has always refused to sell Inter. Inter and Zhang Kangyang are indeed mutually accomplished at present.