Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, tweeted that he was buying English side Manchester United, without offering any details.
The world’s richest man caused social media waves after tweeting, ‘He’s buying Manchester United,’ but he has now clarified his surprising comment.
He later admitted he was joking.
United supporters are desperate to get rid of their current owners, and protests are planned ahead of Liverpool’s visit to Old Trafford next Monday.
Musk tweeted, “I’m buying Manchester United,” but he has now clarified his surprising comment.
Social media users were left in disbelief at Musk’s tweet, with one writing: ‘Are you serious?’
Musk replied, saying: “No, this is a long-running joke on Twitter. I’m not buying any sports teams.”
Social media users were left in disbelief at Musk’s tweet, with one writing: ‘Are you serious?’
Musk replied, saying: “No, this is a long-running joke on Twitter. I’m not buying any sports teams.”
Ex-Manchester United captain Gary Neville is pushing for the owners to sell the club, criticizing the owners after the Red Devils were humiliated by losing 4-0 to Brentford on Saturday. “You can’t blame the individual player or the manager, you’ve got to look at above,” Neville affirmed on Sky Sports.
“You have to look to the very top now and this week, honestly, they are going to get peppered, those players, the coach, the sporting department, the new CEO, they’re all going to get peppered. But there’s a family over there in America who are just literally letting their employees take all the hits for them, and that is unforgivable.”
“He’s got to get over to Manchester and he’s got to start to divert the issues away from the club and tell everybody what the hell his plan is with the football club. What is he doing?”
Gary Neville
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Last week, former Manchester United director Michael Knighton confirmed his intentions to try and buy the club with the backing of a consortium. However, his attempts have been met with a feeling of skepticism from the United fans, as many believe he does not have sufficient funding to buy the club from the Glazers.
