After the costly acquisition of Twitter, Mr. Elon Musk seems to have stepped on the gas, as the publication presents a businessman ready to join the hard “poker” for the acquisition Manchester United.

While football doesn’t have as much influence in the US as it does in the rest of the planet, the American billionaire enthusiastically watched the World Cup final between Argentina and France.

Football appears to have taken a liking to the 51-year-old mogul, who the Daily Mail reports is considering filing a $4.7 billion takeover bid for the Red Devils.

The deadline for submitting proposals is Friday, February 17th. Sources close to Musk, cited by the Daily Mail, say the world’s second-richest man is closely following the deal to sell the historic band.

Bidding has already begun and British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe, who owns French team Nice through petrochemicals group Ineos, has announced that he is officially a candidate to head Manchester United.

In the next few hours, additional proposals are expected from Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United States.

With information from APE-MPE