A disruption in European football caused by the intention of a billionaire Elon Muskowner of Tesla and SpaceX to buy it Manchester United. However, apparently, this is another “joke” of a cunning businessman.

In a predictive tweet, a wealthy businessman accustomed to unpredictable and provocative statements on social media wrote: “And I’m buying Manchester United.

In addition, I buy Manchester United, welcome

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 17, 2022

However, it remains unclear whether the richest businessman in the world intends to get serious and make a takeover bid for the historic club. In any case, however, in the coming days the situation will become clearer regarding the additions of the South African billionaire.

In a related question from the French news agency (AFP), neither Tesla nor the management of the club, which is controlled by the Glazer family, responded to this.

Musk returned shortly after with a new post, Reuters reported, writing that he was joking when he said he was going to buy United: “No, this is an old joke on Twitter. I don’t buy sports teams.”

No, this is an old joke on Twitter. I don’t buy sports teams.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 17, 2022

The English club, which has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange for ten years, has a capitalization of $2.08 billion. Its shares closed at $12.78 (+0.08%) on Tuesday, after losing 2.11% after hours.

Although no shareholder owns a majority stake, Manchester United is controlled by the six children of American businessman Malcolm Glaser, who took over the company in 2005 until his death in 2014.

It’s worth noting that Musk recently sold almost $7 billion worth of Tesla automotive group stock while he’s at the center of a legal battle over a failed plan to acquire social networking site Twitter.

Source: APE/MEB