After Twitter, Elon Musk sets his sight on Manchester United?
Elon Musk
First Twitter, now Manchester United? Elon Musk, the chief operating officer of Tesla, appears to be on a spending binge as the billionaire on Tuesday announced on Twitter that he was purchasing the soccer team Manchester United Plc.
"I'm buying Manchester United ur welcome," Musk said in a tweet.
But it could just be yet another pointless tweet by the world's richest person. As Reuters points out Musk has a history of making "irrelevant tweets".
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As of now, it isn't clear whether the billionaire actually plans to pursue a deal or not.
Who is to say that the team is even up for sale? It is controlled by the American Glazer family, who did not respond to a request for comment, reports Reuters.
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One of the football teams with the greatest fan support worldwide, Manchester United holds a record of 20 times as English champions and three times as winners of the European Cup, the top club competition in the world of soccer.
Musk is currently embroiled in a controversial deal with Twitter and is being sued by the social media giant for trying to get out of the $44 billion deal to buy the company.
Some followers have urged Musk to purchase Manchester United rather than Twitter.
As of Tuesday's stock market close, the football team had a $2.08 billion market value.The Glazers, who acquired Manchester United for 790 million pounds ($955.51 million) in 2005, have been under fire from the club's supporters in recent years due to the team's on-field troubles.
After United participated in an unsuccessful attempt to establish a breakaway European Super League last year, the anti-Glazer campaign gathered steam.
(With inputs from agencies)
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