Will multi-billionaire Elon Musk (51) grab a football club after Twitter?
According to Forbes, the second richest person in the world (estimated wealth: 188 billion euros) is said to be interested in buying Manchester United. That writes the Daily Mail.
Sources say the tech billionaire is keeping a close eye on the situation at United and is seriously considering taking over superstar Cristiano Ronaldo’s (38) ex-club.
Interested parties have until Friday to place an offer with the current owners of ManUnited, the American brothers Joel (55) and Avram Glazer (62), for a purchase.
The current owners of ManUnited: Avram (left) and Joel Glazer
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The price: a whopping five billion euros! The two brothers want at least that much for the series champion. No problem for Musk.
According to Forbes, the American is said to have an estimated fortune of 188 billion euros. Despite heavy losses in recent months – after luxury giant Bernard Arnault (73, “LVMH”, assets of EUR 208 billion) “only” ranks second among the wealthiest people in the world – five billion euros are really no problem for the Tesla founder.
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Elon Musk and Manchester United – wasn’t there something?
In August 2022, the tech giant tweeted that they were buying the English giants. Musk wrote: “I’m also very happy to buy Manchester United” under a post opening up about his political affiliations. However, he later clarified that it was “just for fun”.
But he then admitted: if he could choose a sports club, he would want to take over Manchester United!
Musk on Twitter: “Although if it was any team it would be ManU. They were my favorite team as a kid.”
Last October, Musk took over the news service Twitter for an estimated 44 billion euros. And for the bid for United, if he were actually interested in the club, he would have to deal with a few opponents.
As the English media unanimously report, a group of investors from Qatar and the British chemical billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe (70, “Ineos”, assets of EUR 15 billion) are also said to be interested in United.
By Friday at the latest there will be clarity!
