Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted early Wednesday morning that he was only joking when he said he was buying English soccer team Manchester United. When asked if he was serious about the purchase, Must replied: “No, that’s a long running joke on Twitter. I’m not buying any sports teams.” He said, however, that if he were to buy a sports team it would be Manchester United because it was his favorite team as a child. In a separate tweet he added: “Standup is my company.” The tech billionaire also clarified that he is not buying Coca-Cola “to bring back cocaine,” having previously joked that he was doing so. Musk’s clarification comes after he caused a stir on social media after tweeting: “I’m also buying Manchester United, you’re welcome.” Elon Musk claims he is ‘buying Manchester United’ Elon Musk attends the 2022 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2022, in New York City. (Dimitrios Kampouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue/Getty Images) The Red Devils, one of football’s most famous clubs, have had an upset start to the Premier League season. The team started the season with a 2-1 defeat at Brighton earlier this month and then last weekend were shut out by Brentford 4-0. The team boasts players from all over the world, including Cristiano Ronaldo, Harry Maguire and Marcus Rashford, and has not won a Premier League game since May. The team have not won away from Old Trafford against Premier League opposition since March. The club has not finished in first place in the league since 2013. ELON MUSK TEARS BY BUYING MORE COMPANIES, INCLUDING COCA-COLA… TO ADD COCAINE Some Manchester United fans hold a banner protesting against the club’s current owners ahead of the English Premier League soccer match between Brentford and Manchester United at the Gtech Community Stadium in London, Saturday, Aug. 13, 202 (AP Photo/Ian Walton / AP Newsroom) Additionally, reports said earlier on Tuesday that Cristiano Ronaldo could look for a new club as the transfer window draws to a close. Ronaldo dismissed the rumors in an Instagram post, saying the media were “lying”. Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo reacts during the Euro 2020 soccer championship Group F match between Portugal and Germany at the soccer stadium in Munich, Saturday, June 19, 2021. (Christof Stache/Pool via AP / AP Newsroom) Manchester United Plc is the ownership group that controls the club. Joel and Avie Glazer are co-presidents of the club. The Glazer family also owns the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers. GET FOX BUSINESS AT RISK BY CLICKING HERE According to Forbes, Manchester United is said to be worth around $4.6 billion. Amid fan protests last year, the Glazer family reportedly set an asking price of around $4 billion. The family bought the club in 2005 for more than $956 million. Fox News’ Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.
