news hardware According to Twitter, Elon Musk is facing the purchase of Manchester United?
In a tweet whose secret only he knows, Elon Musk announced yesterday, to everyone’s surprise, that he intends to buy the emblematic football club Manchester United, owned by the Glazer family since 2005 and which fans dream of leaving.
Manchester United, a club in decline despite Cristiano Ronaldo
While the non-takeover of Twitter is currently being fought in US courts, Elon Musk made Manchester United fans’ hearts beat faster for a few hours yesterday before retracting his comments.
But as is often the case with Elon Musk, it was really a little joke or a bottle thrown into the sea to test the water and gauge the reaction of fans who are very angry with the Glazer family who are currently at the helm of the mythical club stands.
But what could have been on the mind of the richest man in the world to go on such an excursion? We’ll probably never know, especially since it all started with a tweet that had absolutely nothing to do with sports, where in the middle of the night (at exactly 1:56 a.m.) the head of Tesla went there with his little political comment:
To be clear, I support the left half of the Republican Party and the right half of the Democratic Party.
And without warning, a few minutes later at 2:01:
By the way, I’m not buying anything from Manchester United.
Also, I’m buying Manchester United, welcome
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 17, 2022
It was enough to unleash the passions, the tweet garnered more than 850,000 likes in less than 24 hours, igniting the flame among fans who have been desperately awaiting the results of their team for several years and whose disastrous start to the season (2 losses in 2nd quarter). games, most recently in the English championship) does not inspire enthusiasm.
It was just a joke after all…temporarily?
A few hours later, at 6:34 am (probably after sleeping for a few hours), Elon finally returned to his words:
No, it’s a long-standing joke on Twitter. I don’t buy sports teams.
But to clarify half an hour later:
However, if I had to buy a team, it would be Manchester United. It was my favorite team when I was little.
Although if it was any team it would be Man U. They were my favorite team as a kid.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 17, 2022
Feigned joy, a little joke, or genuine intent, nothing is announced casually with Elon Musk. An offensive on Club Mancunian in the coming months or years cannot therefore be ruled out, at Elon we know that anything is possible…
Manchester United football club was bought by American tycoon Malcolm Glazer on May 12, 2005 and is currently owned by the billionaire’s six children after his death in May 2014. And if Man U is still considered one of the greatest football clubs in the world, then their last league title dates back to the 2012/2013 season, the last with Sir Alex Ferguson.
Since then, the team has vegetated between 4th and 7th place, barring two second-place finishes. Fans have been demanding the head of the Glazer family for many years, and protests are mounting this season. Will Elon Musk be the long-awaited savior?
