Manchester United fans are desperate for new owners, and their hearts must have skipped a beat when Elon Musk tweeted that he would buy the club.The world's richest man in 2022 tweeted: "Also, I'm buying Manchester United you're welcome," and sent fans into dreamland as they look to scare off the Glazer family.
Although it was a joke from the Tesla founder, it's been revealed that Musk could actually buy Manchester United 426 times based on it's current value.Worth an approximate £225billion, buying United would be no problem for Musk, and even if he made a loss on the purchase it's not as if he would notice.
But Musk has confirmed he would not be buying any sports team, despite admitting he grew up a United fan.READ MORE: Elon Musk's most insane tweets as 'richest man on Earth' shares plan 'to buy Man United'Finance experts at Merchant Cash Advance weighed up the value of England's biggest sides, and worked out how many times Musk could purchase each club by looking at his net worth.
The figures were stunning for United, but he could even afford to buy Manchester City 297 times off Sheikh Mansour.But City's owners are more than happy with the project they're undergoing, and it's United that are in a state of crisis.
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