Technology magnate Elon Musk would be interested in buying Liverpool, current leader of the English Premier League, according to his father on a British radio show this Tuesday.
Asked during an interview on Times Radio about the possibility that his son, owner of Tesla, SpaceX or the social network Musk) would like it, yes. Obviously, anyone would want to do it, and so would I!
He (Elon Musk) would like it, yes. Obviously. Anyone would want to do it, and so would I!
Errol Musk
A family relationship
According to the magnate’s father, the Musk family’s relationship with Liverpool is very close, since Musk’s paternal grandmother, Cora Amelia Robinson, was born in the aforementioned northwestern English city before leaving the United Kingdom to settle in South Africa. .
However, his first reaction was to try to avoid the question, out of concern that the club’s current owners, the sports conglomerate Fenway Sports Club, would “raise the price” upon learning of Musk’s interest in the purchase.
Interested in football
It is not the first time that the billionaire has hinted at his interest in owning a football team, since in 2022 he joked on social networks about wanting to buy Manchester United after it lost 4-0 against Brentford.
“It’s a joke that’s been going on for a while on Twitter. I’m not buying any sports team. Although, of any club, I’d choose Manchester United. It was my favorite team when I was a kid,” Musk wrote.
