[１６日 ロイター] – Elon Musk, CEO of electric car giant Tesla, announced on Twitter on the 16th that he would buy English football club Manchester United.
“I’m buying Manchester United,” Musk tweeted.
The U.S.-owned Glazer family did not respond to a request for comment.
Manchester United’s market capitalization climbed to $2.08 billion as of Thursday’s close.
The Glaser family bought Man United for £790 million ($955.51 million) in 2005. However, the team’s slump has led fans to protest once morest the Glazer family for several years.
Some fans have urged Musk to buy Manchester United instead of Twitter. Musk said he would drop his plans to buy Twitter, but was sued by the company seeking to enforce the deal.
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