Elon Musk preparing £4.5 billion bid to buy Manchester United

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Business Tycoon Elon Musk is preparing a £4.5 billion bid to buy Manchester United, according to reports.

The superrich Elon Musk, who owns both Twitter and Tesla, is reportedly interested in Manchester United and want to make an investment in one of the biggest football clubs in the world.

According to The Daily Mail, Musk is tempted by the prospect of buying the Red Devils, who can be up for sale as a section of the Glazer family stakeholders have made it clear they want to sell the club. The Glazer Family are in charge of Manchester United for the past 17 years and have faced uproar from the majority of the United fans for their lack of investment over the years.

There is a deadline to make a bid for Manchester United till Friday and Musk can reportedly make a huge offer for the Premier League giants.

Musk is among the potential suitors in the fray as there are a few other names who are interested in the coup as well. Some Saudi Arabian businessmen are also interested in the club, along with Sir Jim Ratcliffe, who is a British billionaire and confirmed his interest in January. But the 51-year-old Elon Musk, who is currently the second richest person in the World, is definitely the biggest name associated with a buy.

How Elon Musk Teased Manchester United:

He excited the Manchester United fans for a brief period in August last year. During the turmoil at the start of the season, when United fans were at severe odds with the Glazers, Musk posted on Twitter saying he is buying Manchester United.

"Also, I'm buying Manchester United ur welcome," Musk wrote on his Twitter account.

His post garnered almost a million likes on twitter and saw retweeted for more than 115,000 times. But the businessman quickly confirmed his post about buying Man United was a joke.

"No, this is a long-running joke on Twitter. I'm not buying any sports teams," Musk confirmed.

With United fans put in a frenzy with the fresh speculations, it is to see whether the South African businessman makes any effort to buy the Red Devils. Their fans need a change and they will welcome anyone but the Glazers.