Elon Musk teases idea of buying Manchester United

Billionaire Elon Musk has teased the prospect of buying Manchester United.

The Tesla founder made the comment in a late-night tweet.

Musk wrote: “To be clear, I support the left half of the Republican Party and the right half of the Democratic Party!

“Also, I’m buying Manchester United ur welcome.”

His post, which is likely to have been meant tongue-in-cheek, quickly garnered a lot of attention, receiving more than 36,000 retweets and almost 200,000 likes within a couple of hours.

The embattled Premier League club has been owned by the Florida-based Glazer family since 2005.

Their ownership has regularly come under fire from fans due to the debt, dividends and mismanagement that followed their controversial takeover.

The Glazers have also overseen a sharp decline in performances and results in recent years.

The record 20-time champions of England have not won a Premier League title since Sir Alex Ferguson’s final season in charge in 2012-13 and no kind of silverware for five years.

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