The eccentric CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Musk has open up on his interest in buying a sports team in the English Premier League.
In a tweet which has gone viral on all social media platforms especially Twitter, Elon Musk tweeted that he wishes to buy Manchester United.
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Musk on Tuesday said the Red Devils has always been his favourite club since he was a kid and if there was a chance of buying a sports team it would be the famous football club who began their 2022/2023 Premier League season in turmoil.
Musk made the remark in a series of tweets in which he joked about who he supported politically. Then, came the tweet about the Red Devils.
Also, I’m buying Manchester United ur welcome.”
Elon Musk’s tweet has erupted a mixed reactions on Twitter as Manchester United fans who are yearning for a new owner welcomed the news with great joy and excitement.
Manchester United fans have protested in recent years against the American Glazer family, who bought the club in 2005, due to the team’s struggles on the pitch.
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Meanwhile, some opposition said the eccentric CEO of Tesla and SpaceX was only joking about it.
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Meanwhile, Michael Knighton, former Manchester United director has confirmed plans to purchase the club from the Glazer family.
30-years ago, Michael Knighton famously came close to buying Manchester United but lost to the Glazer family.
The American owners are under pressure to sell the club following a disappointing in the recent transfer market and less progress in the club for the past 10years.
Thousands of Man United fans staged a protest prior for the club’s first Premier League game opener against Brighton on Sunday afternoon.
The protest was aimed at the Glazer family as they marched from Media City to Old Trafford ahead of kick-off.
According to the Manchester Evening News, the protest grew in size as it approached the stadium, resulting in the club megastore being forced to pull its shutters down twice. Once inside the stadium, anti-Glazer chants filled the Old Trafford air with just ten minutes of the game played, as Avram Glazer made his first to Old Trafford for a Premier League fixture in almost 12 months.