BEIJING: Chinese electronics giant Suning said it will take a majority stake in Italy’s Inter Milan on Monday, making the three-time European champions the most high-profile acquisition yet by investors from China.

Suning will pay 270 million euros ($306 million) for about 70 percent of the northern Italian team, one of the biggest clubs in European football which is now entirely in foreign hands for the first time.

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