Tech giant Elon Musk is said to be interested in buying Manchester United.The South African-born, who is CEO of numerous companies including Space X, Tesla and Twitter, is believed to be ‘closely monitoring’ Man Utd’s ownership situation reports in the UK said. The deadline to bid for Manchester United is on Friday. Sources close to the deal are said to be aware of his attention. He is currently the second richest person in the world and has a net worth of $188.6 billion, per Forbes. Musk, 51, joked he was going to buy United back in August. “Also, I’m buying Manchester United ur welcome,” he wrote on Twitter. He later claimed it was a joke, although he did state that if he were to buy any club, it would be United. “No, this is a long-running joke on Twitter. I’m not buying any sports teams. Although, if it were any team, it would be Man Utd. They were my fav team as a kid,” he added.
With United now up for sale and The Glazers willing to part with the club, Musk’s thinking may have changed. It is believed The Glazers have set an asking price of £6 billion to buy Man Utd, while others value the club at £4.5 billion. Regardless, Musk has more than enough money to buy the club and invest heavily in the future. Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Britain’s richest man and lifelong United fan, has made his interest in the club public. The Englishman, 70, currently owns French club Nice.
