Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday tweeted on Twitter that he is buying British football club Manchester United.
"I'm buying Manchester United ur welcome," Musk posted in a tweet.
However, it was not immediately clear if Musk was just having fun or was serious about the acquisition. He did not disclose the sum he is paying for acquiring the legendary football team.
The announcement came as he was engaged in a political tweet thread.
"To be clear, I support the left half of the Republican Party and the right half of the Democratic Party!" he posted, before the US midterm elections in November.
Musk supporters have asked him to buy Manchester United rather than Twitter in the past.
For the unversed, Manchester United Football Club, commonly referred to as Man United, or simply United, is based in the Old Trafford area of Greater Manchester, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top division in the English football league system. Nicknamed the Red Devils, it was founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, but changed its name to Manchester United in 1902. The club moved from Newton Heath to its current stadium, Old Trafford, in 1910. Manchester United have won a record 20 League titles, 12 FA Cups, five League Cups and a record 21 FA Community Shields. It is one of the most widely supported football clubs in the world and has rivalries with Liverpool, Manchester City, Arsenal and Leeds United. The club has a latest market cap of nearly $2.08 billion. The American Glazer family owns the club, who purchased it for around 790 million pounds in 2005.
Nonetheless, Musk later clarified that he was just joking.
No, this is a long-running joke on Twitter. I’m not buying any sports teams.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 17, 2022
So, it's just Musk being Musk.
(This piece has been created with inputs from IANS)
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