Elon Musk has confirmed he will not be purchasing Manchester United after sending social media into a frenzy Tuesday night.
The world’s richest man sent shockwaves through social media after tweeting ‘he’s buying Manchester United,’ but he has now clarified his surprising comment.
Social media users were left in disbelief at Musk’s tweet, with one writing: ‘Are you serious?’
Musk eventually replied, saying: ‘No, this is a long-running joke on Twitter. I’m not buying any sports teams.’
Though in a follow-up tweet, Musk added: ‘Although, if it were any team, it would be Man U. They were my fav team as a kid.’
The 51-year-old was urged to buy the Premier League club by desperate fans earlier this year.
Musk, who is the owner of Tesla and Space X and has a net worth of around $265billion (£200bn), submitted a bid in the region of $41billion (£31bn) to buy Twitter in April but United fans wanted him to splash his cash on their faltering team.
Musk tweeted on Tuesday evening: ‘To be…
