Elon Musk says in a tweet that he will buy Manchester United… before confessing it was a joke

The billionaire, boss of Tesla and SpaceX, even said he was not interested in buying “any sports team.”

Elon Musk has been shaking the football world. The billionaire, boss of Tesla and SpaceX, claimed in a tweet on Tuesday night that he was buying English football club Manchester United. In a sibylline tweet, the ultra-wealthy entrepreneur, used to making unpredictable and provocative statements on the social network, claimed: “And I’m buying Manchester United, out of nothing”.