Elon Musk, head of Tesla, SpaceX and Twitter, is accused of intending to offer 4.5 billion pounds to acquire the Premier League club Manchester United. According to the situation, we will study if there is an opportunity to become the leader of Ottofu. “
Musk is worth as much as 157 billion pounds, and is one of the few rich people with enough financial resources to buy Manchester United. The Grassa family, the owners of Manchester United in the United States, are selling the club, and the consortium interested in acquiring it must apply before the deadline on Friday (17th).
Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the richest man in Britain, publicly expressed his interest in acquiring the Red Devils in January this year. Many rich people from the Middle East are keen to sharpen their swords, including several consortiums from Saudi Arabia and Qatar .According to reports, the “Daily Mail” reported that Musk is also interested in Manchester United.
Once joked: “I’m buying Manchester United”
However, only sources were quoted by the “Daily Mail” and it did not highlight Musk’s intention to acquire Manchester United. However, this extremely rich man once went to Qatar to watch the final of the 2022 World Cup between the Argentina and France. I believe he has a certain interest in football..
That said, Musk himself said on Twitter “I’m buying Manchester United.” On August 17 last year, he posted on Twitter: “Also, I buy Manchester United ur welcome” (Also, I buy Manchester United ur welcome), which once provoked heated discussions.
Will Internet urban legends come true?
At that time, he clarified in less than 5 hours after posting the article, and he was only joking. On the same day, Musk first posted a post on Twitter, saying sarcastically: “First of all, I support the left half of the Republican Party and the right half of the Democrats”, and then said: “Also, I buy Manchester United, thank you!”
Less than 5 hours after posting, Musk responded to questions from netizens in the same post. One of the Twitter accounts named “Tesla Owners of Silicon Valley” asked: Are you serious? Musk responded emphatically: “No, this is just a joke that’s been going on for a long time on Twitter.” He also flatly denied any possibility, “I will not buy any sports teams.”
In fact, when he made this joke, it should only have been in response to the persistent online “urban legend” of “Musk’s acquisition of Manchester United”. Of course he has enough financial resources to make this legend come true, but he has to break the statement he made less than a year ago that he would not buy any sports teams.
