‘I’m buying Manchester United’: Elon Musk ‘joke’ tweet charges debate over struggling club’s future

Billionaire's claim was welcomed by fans unhappy about the team's current American owners - but he quickly clarified he wasn't serious

Tesla billionaire Elon Musk briefly electrified the debate about the future of Manchester United by claiming on Twitter that he is buying the struggling Premier League club - before saying that the post was part of a long-running joke".

He did not make clear his views on new coach Eric ten Hag's controversial insistence on passing out from the back, or whether unhappy star striker Cristiano Ronaldo should be allowed to leave, but he did say that if he were to buy a sports team it would be Man U. They were my fav team as a kid".