New Delhi: Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and CEO of electric car company Tesla, is now buying football club Manchester United after canceling the Twitter deal. He himself gave this information on Tuesday. Musk tweeted from his Twitter handle, saying, ‘I am buying Manchester United, you are welcome.’
Musk has a history of cryptic tweets, according to news agency Reuters, and it was not immediately clear whether he planned to pursue a deal. Manchester United, currently controlled by the American Glazer family, did not immediately respond to Musk’s request for comment. Manchester United is one of the best-supported football clubs in the world. The club has been champion of England a record 20 times and has won the European Cup, the most prestigious club competition in the global sport, three times.
The market capitalization of the football club as of Tuesday was $2.08 billion. Manchester United fans have protested in recent years against Glazer, who bought the club for £790 million ($955.51 million) in 2005 after the team’s poor performance on the field. The anti-Glaser movement gained momentum last year after Manchester United joined an unsuccessful attempt to break away from the European Super League.
Musk’s tweet to buy Manchester United garnered thousands of likes and funny reactions from social media users within minutes. One user wrote that if they keep playing like this, then they will get a discount. Another user wrote that United players are finally going to be dangerous in space. At the same time, many people have also pointed to his recent flip-flop regarding the deal with Twitter.
Some fans urged Musk to buy Manchester United instead of Twitter. Musk is trying to get out of a $44 million deal to buy the social media company, which has now reached court.
