Elon Musk, the boss of Tesla, SpaceX and Twitter, is accused of intending to bid 4.5 billion pounds to acquire the Premier League club Manchester United. According to the situation, we will study whether there is a chance to become the leader of Ottofu.”
Musk is worth as much as 157 billion pounds, and he is one of the few wealthy people with enough financial resources to buy Manchester United. The Grassa family, the owner of Manchester United in the United States, is selling the club, and the consortium interested in acquiring it must bid 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 wealthy people from the Middle East are eager 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, the “Daily Mail” only quoted sources and did not point to Musk’s intention to acquire Manchester United. However, this super rich man once went to Qatar to watch the 2022 World Cup final between Argentina and France. I believe he has a certain interest in football. .
Having said that, Musk himself did say on Twitter that “I am buying Manchester United.” On August 17 last year, he posted on Twitter: “Also, I’m buying Manchester United ur welcome” (Also, I’m buying Manchester United ur welcome), which once aroused heated discussions.
Will Internet urban legends come true?
At that time, he clarified in less than 5 hours following posting the article, and he was just joking. On the same day, Musk first posted a post on Twitter, sarcastically saying: “First of all, I support the left half of the Republican Party and the right half of the Democrats”, and then said: “Also, I am buying Manchester United, thank you! “
Less than 5 hours following posting, Musk responded to questions from netizens in the same post. One of the Twitter accounts called “Tesla Owners Silicon Valley” asked: Are you serious? Musk responded categorically: “No, this is just a joke that has 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 be purely in response to the enduring 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 declaration he made less than a year ago that he would not buy any sports teams.
