FOX Business senior correspondent Charlie Gasparino has the most recent at the billionaire’s countersuit on ‘The Claman Countdown.’
Elon Musk, the eccentric CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, tweeted on Tuesday he used to be “buying Manchester United” as some of the well-known football golf equipment began their Premier League season in turmoil.
Musk made the commentary in a sequence of tweets by which he joked about who he supported politically. Then, got here the tweet in regards to the Red Devils.
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Some Manchester United lovers hang up a banner protesting once more now not the present homeowners of the membership forward of the English Premier League football fit between Brentford and Manchester United on the Gtech Community Stadium in London, Saturday, Aug. 13, 202 (AP Photo/Ian Walton / AP Newsroom)
“Also, I’m buying Manchester United ur welcome.”
The commentary drew some fascinating response on social media.
It’s unclear whether or not Musk used to be critical however including extra gas to the chaotic begin to the 2022-23 season Manchester United has already long gone thru wasn’t precisely what they most probably wanted.

Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo proper reacts as his crew lose any other purpose to Brentford throughout the English Premier League football fit between Brentford and Manchester United on the Gtech Community Stadium in London, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Ian Walton / AP Newsroom)
Manchester United began the season with a 2-1 loss to Brighton previous this month after which this previous weekend have been close out towards Brentford 4-0. The squad boasts all-world gamers like Cristiano Ronaldo, Harry Maguire and Marcus Rashford and haven now not gained a Premier League fixture since May.
The squad has now not gained clear of Old Trafford towards Premier League fighters since March. The membership hasn’t completed in first position within the league since 2013.
On most sensible of that, studies indicated previous Tuesday that Cristiano Ronaldo used to be allowed to hunt a brand new membership whilst the switch window involves an in depth.
Ronaldo driven again at the rumors in an Instagram put up, announcing the media have been “telling lies.”
Manchester United Plc is the possession workforce that controls the membership. Joel and Avie Glazer are co-chairman for the membership. The Glazer circle of relatives additionally owns the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk claimed he used to be “buying Manchester United” in a tweet. (REUTERS/Brendan McDermid//File Photo/File Photo / Reuters Photos)
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According to Forbes, Manchester United is alleged to be value round $4.6 billion. Amid fan protests remaining yr, the Glazer circle of relatives reportedly set an asking value of round $4 billion. The circle of relatives purchased the membership in 2005 for greater than $956 million.