DOBIEMKZ Turbocharged August 17, 2022 Share August 17, 2022 https://www.reuters.com/business/elon-musk-says-he-will-buy-manchester-united-2022-08-17/ Elon Musk says he is buying Manchester United August 17, 20229:49 AM GMT+8 Aug 16 (Reuters) - Elon Musk, the world's richest person, on Tuesday tweeted that he was buying football club Manchester United Plc (MANU.N), without offering any details. Musk has a history of being unconventional and making irreverent tweets, and it was not immediately clear whether he planned to pursue a deal to secure Manchester United. "I'm buying Manchester United ur welcome," Musk said in a tweet. The team is controlled by the American Glazer family. Neither the family nor Musk immediately responded to a request for comment. British newspaper The Daily Mirror reported last year that the Glazers were prepared to sell the club but only if they were offered in excess of 4 billion pounds.($4.84 billion) Musk is currently trying to exit a $44 billion agreement to buy the social media company, which has taken him to court. Manchester United is one of the world's best supported football clubs. They have been champions of England a record 20 times and have won the European Cup, the most prestigious club competition in the global game, three times. Dissatisfaction among fans at the Glazers' perceived lack of ambition to bring in top players intensified after the club finished sixth in the English Premier League last season, while crosstown rivals Manchester City won a second successive title. The football club had a market capitalisation of $2.08 billion, as of Tuesday's stock market close. Manchester United fans have in recent years protested against the Glazers, who bought the club for 790 million pounds ($955.51 million) in 2005, due to the team's struggles on the pitch. The anti-Glazer movement gained momentum last year after United were involved in a failed attempt to form a breakaway European Super League. Some fans have urged Musk to buy Manchester United instead of buying Twitter. Musk has a history of unconventional actions and comments, making it difficult sometimes to tell when he is joking. His ambitions range from colonising Mars to creating a new sustainable energy economy, and in the process he has built the most valuable car company in the world, electric vehicle maker Tesla, rocket company SpaceX, and a slew of smaller firms. One is a tunnel maker called the Boring Company. Musk has appeared to smoke marijuana in a podcast and fought U.S. regulators over his comments about his plans for Tesla, including an abandoned effort to take it private. Forbes estimates his fortune at $270 billion. ($1=0.8268 pounds) ↡ Advertisement 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitvip Supersonic August 17, 2022 Share August 17, 2022 Yes, take the team to space.😁 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGCMmadman 6th Gear August 17, 2022 Share August 17, 2022 @Fitvip and dun come back 🤐🙉🙊🙈 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beregond Supersonic August 17, 2022 Share August 17, 2022 exit 44b to buy twitter. use the extra change spend 2b save man u loh 😂 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atonchia Supersonic August 17, 2022 Share August 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Fitvip said: Yes, take the team to space.😁 Man U Mars Team Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watwheels Supersonic August 17, 2022 Share August 17, 2022 Later he will say he buy the Man U T-shirt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesc Hypersonic August 17, 2022 Share August 17, 2022 Just like how he did not buy tweeter? He always just talk big and never follow thru 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mersaylee Hypersonic August 17, 2022 Share August 17, 2022 MU fans tried for years to rid the americano...another one...? I tink most will say MLMLWML 😁 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jellandross Supersonic August 17, 2022 Share August 17, 2022 Elon announce buy something but didn't buy is called satki Peasants announce buy something but didn't buy is called cheapskate 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOBIEMKZ Turbocharged August 17, 2022 Author Share August 17, 2022 10 minutes ago, Jamesc said: Just like how he did not buy tweeter? He always just talk big and never follow thru Man U will sue him like Tweeter if Elon doesn't follow through. 😁 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesc Hypersonic August 17, 2022 Share August 17, 2022 Has he seen how bad Utd are? He complain tweeter many phantom users. Utd he will complain phantom players? Footballers in name only? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesc Hypersonic August 17, 2022 Share August 17, 2022 29 minutes ago, mersaylee said: MU fans tried for years to rid the americano...another one...? I tink most will say MLMLWML 😁 He is African. Africans know football not like Americano 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mersaylee Hypersonic August 17, 2022 Share August 17, 2022 30 minutes ago, Jellandross said: Elon announce buy something but didn't buy is called satki Peasants announce buy something but didn't buy is called cheapskate ...or siah suay 😁 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
t0y0ta Supercharged August 17, 2022 Share August 17, 2022 Poor EPL teams... they are like toys for the billionaires Wonder what the local brit fans think of all these buying and dumping Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mersaylee Hypersonic August 17, 2022 Share August 17, 2022 4 minutes ago, Jamesc said: He is African. Africans know football not like Americano Born there but not based there...americano do know football but they don't understand why others use the legs to kick the ball and not run with it...😂 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesc Hypersonic August 17, 2022 Share August 17, 2022 I bet he sees my post and change his mind. He will just pretend it was a joke or something. 11 minutes ago, Jamesc said: Has he seen how bad Utd are? He complain tweeter many phantom users. Utd he will complain phantom players? Footballers in name only? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesc Hypersonic August 17, 2022 Share August 17, 2022 They like rich oil sheiks and not poor Americans 3 minutes ago, t0y0ta said: Poor EPL teams... they are like toys for the billionaires Wonder what the local brit fans think of all these buying and dumping Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beregond Supersonic August 17, 2022 Share August 17, 2022 All my manu fans friend will give bug makan treat if this become real 😂 ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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