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Is Elon Musk Looking at Making a Move on Man United As the Bidding Deadline Nears?

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Is Elon Musk Looking at Making a Move on Man United As the Bidding Deadline Nears?

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Should they decide to launch a bid they may well need a dynamic figurehead to front it.Few would carry the weight of Musk – who already sent his own platform into meltdown when he tweeted that he was going to buy United, before later saying that it was a joke.At the last count, his fortune was estimated at £157billion. His pockets are deep enough and he certainly has the clout. On Twitter, United boast 34.9m followers. Musk has 128.9m.We have, kind of, been here before. In August, with United fans planning a protest against the Glazer family ahead of a home clash with Liverpool and the reign of Erik ten Hag off to a sluggish start, Musk posted: ‘Also, I'm buying Manchester United ur welcome’.For some United fans, it was music to their ears. And while he subsequently explained that he was making a joke, that reaction will not have gone unnoticed.Musk later added: ‘Although, if it were any team, it would be Man U. They were my fav team as a kid.’ It is easy to believe.Musk was born in South Africa and remained there until the age of 18. He will have witnessed first-hand United’s global reach.As the owner of Twitter, he will also have seen that few entities create the clicks, hysteria and interest that emerges from Old Trafford. In that aspect, they are like no other.He will also be well aware of the power United have in Manchester and well-beyond.Indeed a new project – and the opportunity to eventually make even more money - may be difficult to resist. The six months that followed his gag have not been kind.Last month, according to the Guinness World Records, Musk broke the world record for largest loss of personal fortune in history, with an approximate drop of £150bn since November.That was put down largely to the poor performance of Tesla stock. 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It would also – if his short time so far at Twitter is anything to go by – be well worth watching.Musk, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and other tech billionaires are the subject of a number of new novels, with authors fascinated by their rise to the top of the planet’s rich lists.His next story, however, may be the most fascinating yet.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":243,"commentLimit":10,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"symbols":[],"verified":2,"subType":0,"readableState":1,"langContent":"EN","currentLanguage":"EN","warmUpFlag":false,"orderFlag":false,"shareable":true,"causeOfNotShareable":"","featuresForAnalytics":[],"commentAndTweetFlag":false,"upFlag":false,"length":4,"xxTargetLangEnum":"ORIG"},"commentList":[],"hasMoreComment":false,"orderType":2}