Meme fest explodes after Elon Musk believed to be keen on making £4.5 billion move to buy Man United
By Sunita Iyer | First Published Feb 13, 2023, 9:53 PM ISTWorld's second richest man Elon Musk, whose fortune stands at 184.9 billion dollars, is reportedly interested in making a move to buy Manchester United.
In what has sent Manchester United fans into a tizzy, the world's second richest man, Elon Musk, is reportedly interested in making a 4.5 billion-pound move to buy the 20-time Premier League-winning club. The Tesla and Twitter owner, whose net worth is around 188.6 billion dollars, is believed to be keeping a close eye on the situation and considering whether he should take advantage of any opportunities at Old Trafford.
With Friday's deadline for bids for Manchester United rapidly approaching, all eyes will remain on Musk to see if the billionaire Moghul will make his move to buy the historic club.
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According to a report in the DailyMail, dozens have shown interest in taking over the reins at Old Trafford and signed confidentiality agreements giving them access to the "data room."
Several Saudi Arabian organisations, unaffiliated with the people that control Newcastle United, are reportedly among them. If they decide to make a candidature, they could require a charismatic personality to lead it.
Few could carry the weight of Musk, who already brought down his platform by tweeting that he would acquire Man United before retracting it.
In August, with United supporters preparing a demonstration against the Glazer family before a game against Liverpool at home and Erik ten Hag's administration having a sluggish start, Musk wrote on Twitter: "Also, I'm buying Manchester United ur welcome."
It was like music to some United supporters. And even though the Tesla and SpaceX CEO later clarified that he was joking, the response was not unnoticed.
"Although, if it were any team, it would be Man U. They were my fav team as a kid," Musk later added.
Last week, reports claimed that a group of Qatari individuals would lodge their bid to takeover Man United. There are anticipated to be four other competitors as opposition. Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the wealthiest man in Britain, is one of them.
The Ineos CEO, a United supporter, has already made his intentions known and lined up banks to help him. Ratcliffe's net worth was estimated to be 21 billion pounds in 2018, and his businesses are still doing well.
Should Musk choose to participate, the dynamics would shift. Meanwhile, fans took to Twitter to carpet-bomb the Tesla CEO with memes and jokes.
Here's a look at some of the reactions to the prospect of Musk taking over Manchester United:
De gea is getting launched into the sun https://t.co/Tk6gdoIwx2 pic.twitter.com/ljLrJ3QxTr
— Jay (@Jay79945)To sink it the way he did Twitter? https://t.co/1jV0l074sl
— Robena™ (@xoxorobena)Weghorst y Musk en el united: https://t.co/sE21aQzSFw pic.twitter.com/VMXpQEFGaH
— Tommy Ber™ (@Tommy_Ber)the football world when Elon Musk tries fielding a team of Tesla robots and an AI version of Alex Ferguson https://t.co/Y6O0KAYrJM pic.twitter.com/CizRuhBPit
— liam⚒🦐 (@liamb_087)Don’t buy Manchester United, buy Tottenham Hotspur as it’s has shiny stadium and definitely more your style
Do it 🙏 pic.twitter.com/JWGxuzpWbn
Elon Musk vs Qatar for Manchester United pic.twitter.com/GDO0FA8ryq
— Travis 🇶🇦 (@UTDTravis)Please please let this be true!!! https://t.co/qfTqMUuof0
— Ashan Godigamuwe (@AGodigamuwe)Send Maguire to Mars https://t.co/qil3ZGJWjU
— Harrith Redza 💬 (@harrithredza)Imagine the rants from Musk and GN2 every week.
Imagine ManUtd getting a new manager after every loss.
Imagine the drama, the twitter polls to decide which player is bought, and what not! https://t.co/kP8nFqnHqG
Elon Musk last minute £10 million bid????? https://t.co/D257GWQWPs pic.twitter.com/aWiIZsPp04
— Don ⵣ🇲🇦🇳🇱 (@utdDonX)Every club getting brought out by mega rich people.
Meanwhile at Tottenham pic.twitter.com/eiggDNbMs5
Eriksen if elon buys united pic.twitter.com/plmKOkvb4J
— Gladiator Gavi 👊 (@Jazzfcb)Elon will destroy anything today in the name of “long-term human salvation”.
He doesn’t care about humanity today, as long as his plan to leave the planet works for him.
Why is Elon so afraid of living in Earth? https://t.co/Iwto7Q63yx
Wtf is this FOMO bid for Manchester United. My bro please. Leave it alone.
— Mustafa (@Mufasaathegreat)You mean Mr Twitter is interested in buying Manchester United ‼️😱 pic.twitter.com/EAxOs5T1tl
— TWYIE 🏀 (@twyie_)We want Oil money only pic.twitter.com/x5YdoJqaTE
— Gorkhe (@ThenameisGorkhe)kindly confirm this.. Should we all be excited? pic.twitter.com/zY7YkKYcWx
— Bling-Van-Gandhi 🇿🇼 🇲🇿 (@takuxy8)
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