Elon Musk was at Super Bowl with Rupert Murdoch who once tried to buy Man Utd too
dailystar.co.ukManchester United bidder Elon Musk was at Super Bowl LVII with Rupert Murdoch years after his own attempted takeover.The pair were pictured sat next to each other in the crowd at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona on Sunday night as the Kansas City Chiefs faced the Philadelphia Eagles.
Musk is understood to be one of a number of parties interested in buying United after the current owners, the Glazer family, put the club up for sale with a £6billion asking price.Murdoch himself previously tried to buy the Red Devils but failed with a takeover bid back in 1998.READ MORE: Joey Barton says Glazers should go to Currys so Man Utd fans can see VAR replaysAccording to the Daily Mail, Musk is interested in making a bid and could enter the race with a package worth £4.5billion before Friday's deadline for bidders to come forward.He faces competition from Sir Jim Ratcliffe and a group of Qatari investors, who have both expressed their desire to buy the club from the Glazers.Ratcliffe, who is Britain's richest man, formally entered the race to buy the club last month.
Meanwhile, a bid is expected imminently from the Qatar-based group.Who should be the new owners of Manchester United? Let us know in the comments section below.Musk may have been seeking advice on a takeover approach from Murdoch after his own attempts to buy United were blocked more than two decades ago.Murdoch had looked to buy the club in 1998, with BSkyB lodging a bid worth more than £500million to take control of United.
The approach came with Murdoch keen to buy up shares throughout the Premier League.However, his takeover bid was ultimately blocked by the Department of Trade and Industry, with a statement reading: "The MMC's findings are based mainly.
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