After causing a storm on the internet yesterday by claiming to be interested in purchasing Manchester United, Elon Musk has again tweeted that he was joking. He is not buying any sports team but said if he were to buy any, it would be Manchester United.
It was expected to be a joke, as he has tweeted several times about buying numerous companies such as Coca-Cola and so on but was revealed to be a joke. Twitter users expected it to be a joke all along.
Although, if it were any team, it would be Man U. They were my fav team as a kid.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 17, 2022
In other news, allegedly the richest man in Britain, Jim Ratcliffe is noted as a possible buyer of the troubled team. A representative of the Ineos petrochemicals which is owned by him stated.
He is willing to make such a bold decision in order to get complete control at Old Trafford. Now with Manchester United being placed as last in the Premier League and suffering a bad start under the leadership of Erik ten Hag, the petrochemicals billionaire has responded to the alleged stories of the Glazers wanting to sell their stake in the team.
“Jim is looking at what can be done now and, knowing how important the club is to the city, it feels like the time is right for a reset,” said the Ineos petrochemicals spokesperson.
Furthermore, the English press mentioned that before Musk joked on buying Manchester United, the former club director Michael Knighton had brought up his intentions of a takeover of the team. However, the decisions have changed as now the richest man in Britain has come forward with his intentions of helping them.
The Glazers may have a different buyer for the small shares that they’re willing to part with. It is alleged that they are not selling all of their shares but just a portion of it. They’re currently in talks with a private equity firm from the United States. It is said that the Glazer brothers are not willing to let go of their full control of Manchester United.
That said, the spokesperson for Radcliffe added that helping the team would be in terms of upgrading their current facilities off and on field. This can help the players in the long run and may help improve their performance.
“This is not about the money that has been spent or not spent. Jim is looking at what can be done now and, knowing how important the club is to the city, it feels like the time is right for a reset,” said the spokesperson.