Elon Musk tweeted Tuesday evening that he is purchasing the Manchester United football club, although it was not clear if the eccentric billionaire, currently embroiled in a lawsuit over his bid to buy Twitter, was being serious. | Sport24news
football club, although it was not clear if the eccentric billionaire, currently embroiled in a lawsuit over his bid to buy Twitter, was being serious.
Shares of the team listed on the New York Stock Exchange are down year to date, but ended Tuesday flat, with a market capitalisation of $2.1 billion.There was no immediate reaction from the club or its owners to Musk's tweet.Manchester United fans have protested the team's management for poor performance in recent years, as well as their involvement in a plan to start a new"Super League" of Europe's richest teams.
After two straight losses, including a humiliating 4-0 defeat last weekend at Brentford, Manchester United currently sit at dead last - the first time they have been at the bottom of the chart in 30 years.
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