Elon Musk

The football world is abuzz after the world's richest man Elon Musk declared he wanted to buy Manchester United.

Issues over saddling debt onto United is the primary concern for fans with United virtually debt-free prior to the arrival of the Glazers. They were my fav team as a kid." The eventual sale caused a split within United fans, with those completely opposed to it, forming the breakaway club of FC United of Manchester in the non-league pyramid, as concerns of debt association persisted. Earlier this year, there was even a group of Manchester United fans who tweeted Musk asking them to buy the club, as reported by I’m not buying any sports teams." Manchester United's current owners - The Glazer family - have yet to make a comment about the claim.

Elon Musk, the world's richest man valued at around $270 billion USD (via Forbes), sent the football world into meltdown on Thursday with just one sentence.

United have made another poor start to the campaign under their new coach Erik ten Hag and are bottom of the table after two defeats in as many games. The Glazers are the focus of fan fury after the team’s dramatic fall from grace. United fans have protested against the team’s senior management for poor performances in recent years, as well as their involvement in a plan to start a new “Super League” of Europe’s richest teams. There was no immediate reaction from United or its owners to Musk’s tweets. They were my fav team as a kid.” “No, this is a long-running joke on Twitter.

Elon Musk, the world's richest person, on Tuesday tweeted that he was buying football club Manchester United Plc , without offering any details.

In 2018, he tweeted there was "funding secured" for a $72 billion deal to take Tesla private, but did not make an offer. the entire fan base is sick and tired of the Glazers." One is a tunnel maker called the Boring Company. Also, I'm buying Manchester United ur (sic) welcome - Elon Musk," the 51-year-old tweeted to his 103 million followers. listed shares ahead of the New York market open. Even so, Musk's musings ignited trading in the company's U.S. United won the last of their record 20 English league titles back in 2013. "They were my fav (sic) team as a kid." The Kolkata fans club added: "It again reinstated the fact that Elon and his tweets are just gimmicks. [(MANU.N)](https://www.reuters.com/companies/MANU.N) shares and fans on Wednesday by tweeting he was buying the English soccer club - only to say a little later it was all part of "a long-running joke". "To be clear, I support the left half of the Republican Party and the right half of the Democratic Party! Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

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Billionaire may well not be serious in his claim but some fans welcomed the offer, given the club's current woes.

[before the deal collapsed in July](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jul/30/elon-musk-countersues-twitter-44bn), and has also boasted about [colonising Mars and boosting birthrates on Earth](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jul/10/elon-musk-stays-quiet-on-twitter-deal). They were my fav team as a kid”. [humiliating 4-0 away defeat to Brentford](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/aug/13/brentford-manchester-united-premier-league-match-report), the outspoken entrepreneur’s [tweet](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1559691922725281800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) offered hope – however –briefly – to fans [who want to see the back of current owners, the Florida-based Glazer family](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/aug/16/a-fish-rots-from-the-head-united-fans-plan-protests-before-liverpool-game). [falling foul of market regulators](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwi6mv_248z5AhWJ-yoKHdSlDbcQFnoECAcQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Ftechnology%2F2021%2Fjun%2F02%2Felon-musk-tweets-tesla-sec-settlement&usg=AOvVaw05p5QKvsmBih4R2p2eDvM5). With the team rooted to the bottom of the league after a [Manchester United](https://www.theguardian.com/football/manchester-united) by claiming on Twitter that he is buying the struggling Premier League club – before saying that the post was part of a “long-running joke”.

Elon Musk has sent football fans worldwide into meltdown on after going rogue on Twitter once again.

It’s not the first time Musk has tweeted he’s going to make a monster purchase only to withdraw later on. “Next I’m buying Coca-Cola to put the cocaine back in,” he wrote. [https://t.co/pVMqgSzfH0] [August 17, 2022] [terminated his deal to buy the social media giant](https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/social/elon-musk-ends-deal-to-buy-twitter-after-dispute-about-fake-accounts/news-story/a82a0e9be0b2cb620640d028a27743cb) last month. [https://t.co/q5FawJDeaT] [August 17, 2022] [August 17, 2022]

The richest man on earth has once again created chaos and commotion on the internet with his tweets.

his $44 billion acquisition of the social platform. The nine-word tweet sent Tesla stock surging at the time, but the SEC then accused him of misleading investors. [terminate](https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/29/tech/twitter-elon-musk-trial-date/index.html) However, Musk's tweets about Tesla have landed him in hot water, multiple times, with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The stock was still up about 3% in early trading Wednesday though. "No, this is a long-running joke on Twitter.

“I'm buying Manchester United ur welcome,” Musk originally said in a tweet. But after the initial uproar, he later tweeted: “No, this is a long-running joke on ...

One is a tunnel maker called the Boring Company. Manchester United is one of the world’s best supported football clubs. I’m not buying any sports teams.” The tweet turnaround comes as Musk seeks to exit a $US44 billion agreement to buy Twitter only four months after announcing on the platform he would buy the social media company, which has taken him to court. “I’m buying Manchester United ur welcome,” Musk originally said in a tweet. Musk has a history of being unconventional and making irreverent tweets, and it was not immediately clear whether he planned to pursue a deal to secure Manchester United.

Shares of the English soccer club Manchester United Plc briefly rose by as much as 17% in premarket trading on Wednesday.

Twitter is taking the billionaire to court over the dispute. Manchester United fans reacted surprised, yet hopeful, as many have criticized the current owners of the club, the American Glazer family. Manchester United shares, which are traded under the abbreviation MANU on the New York Stock Exchange, were up 3.68% in premarket trading as of 4:30 a.m. [tweeted](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1519480761749016577?lang=en) that he would purchase Coca-Cola "to put the cocaine back in," a tweet he referred back to on Wednesday after clarifying that he would not buy Manchester United. They were my fav team as a kid." [Manchester United](//www.cnbc.com/quotes/MANU) briefly rose by as much as 17% in premarket trading Wednesday, after [Tesla](//www.cnbc.com/quotes/TSLA) CEO Elon Musk jokingly tweeted that he would buy the club.

Elon Musk, the world's richest person, has tweeted that he is buying football club Manchester United, without offering...

In 2018, he tweeted that there was "funding secured" for a $US72 billion deal to take Tesla private, but did not move ahead with an offer. Some Manchester United fans, disgruntled by their club's declining fortunes of late, had previously urged Musk on Twitter to consider buying the club. "No, this is a long-running joke on Twitter.