Elon Musk: “I’m not buying any sports teams”

Manchester United: Elon Musk changes his mind and claims it’s a bad joke.

Billionaire Elon Musk, boss of Tesla and SpaceX, dropped a little bombshell on Twitter, claiming:

“I’m buying Manchester United, you’re welcome!”

Also, I’m buying Manchester United ur welcome

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 17, 2022

Obviously, many doubted the veracity of the story, and it didn’t take long for Musk to admit that it was just a joke. A joke that has been going on for a while on Twitter, according to him.

No, this is a long-running joke on Twitter. I’m not buying any sports teams.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 17, 2022

His tweet generated hundreds of thousands of reactions, sports fans proving to be as emotional as the Tesla boss’ followers.

Elon Musk recently sold about $7 billion worth of shares in his Tesla group, as he finds himself in a legal battle over his botched Twitter takeover.