What Elon Musk once said about taking over Man United after Tesla CEO emerges as potential Liverpool buyer
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Elon Musk has been credited with an interest in buying Liverpool from Fenway Sports Group (FSG) – by his own father.
During an interview with The Times, Errol Musk revealed: “I can't comment on that, they'll raise the price! Oh yes (he has expressed a desire) but that doesn't mean he's buying it.
“He would like to yes, obviously. Anybody would want to – so would I! His grandmother was born in Liverpool, and we have relatives in Liverpool, and we were fortunate to know quite a lot of the Beatles because they grew up with some of my family. So, we are attached to Liverpool.”
The CEO of Tesla – who is currently the richest man on the planet – would obviously have the funds to buy Liverpool from FSG, who paid £300m for the Reds back in 2010.
However, this is not the first discussion about Musk buying a Premier League side, as he previously took to his own platform X (formerly known as Twitter) to discuss rumours involving himself and Manchester United.
Elon Musk previously said he was buying Manchester United
Back in August 2022, the 53-year-old caused Manchester United shares to soar on the New York Stock Exchange after posting that he would be buying the Red Devils.
Musk wrote: “Also, I'm buying Manchester United ur welcome.”
Also, I'm buying Manchester United ur welcome
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 17, 2022
However, the man born in Pretoria, South Africa then revealed it was all a joke, clarifying: “No, this is a long-running joke on Twitter. I'm not buying any sports teams.”
Elon Musk net worth
As aforesaid, Musk could easily afford to buy a Premier League club.
At the time of writing, he is believed to have a net worth of £339bn.
Exploring Elon Musk’s relationship with LeBron James
If Musk does end up getting involved at Liverpool, who could lose Mohamed Salah, he will be closely involved with LeBron James – who owns a 2% share in the Reds.
The basketball legend has previously expressed his disagreement at Musk’s decision to remove verification ticks on official accounts, instead requesting people pay a subscription if they want the mark beside their name.
James wrote “Welp guess my blue (tick) will be gone soon cause if you know me I ain't paying the five” – adding a shrugging emoji to end his post.
The 40-year-old has also previously commented on a story claiming hate speech on X increased after Musk purchased the platform, writing: “I don’t know Elon Musk and, tbh (to be honest), I could care less who owns twitter. But I will say that if this is true, I hope he and his people take this very seriously because this is scary. So many damn unfit people saying hate speech is free speech.”
