Liverpool owners insist they have NO intention of selling after Elon Musk’s father revealed the billionaire wants to buy the club in bombshell interview
- Musk’s father, Errol, said his billionaire son would ‘love’ to buy the Merseyside club
- Elon has family ties to the city and his grandmother was born there
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Liverpool’s owners have no plans to sell the club – and have not received any approaches from Elon Musk.
In a surprising admission, the tech billionaire father claimed his son would be interested in buying Merseyside giants Fenway Sports Group.
“I can’t comment on that, they will increase the price,” Errol Musk said when asked whether Elon would add the Anfield club to a portfolio that includes Tesla and social media site X. But when pressed if there was interest, Musk Senior replied: “Oh yes. But that doesn’t mean he buys it. He would like that, of course. Everyone would want that, including me.’
The comments quickly went viral, with many debating the merits of such a takeover from the richest man in the world, who is considered a highly controversial figure.
But Liverpool insiders have played down the prospect, with FSG not interested in a sale and have not been approached by the 53-year-old, who was born in South Africa.
In May, the club was valued as the fourth most valuable in the world, at £4.3 billion. However, such an expense would amount to just over one percent of Musk’s total net worth.
Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group have no interest in selling the club, amid a recent interview about Elon Musk
It was claimed that billionaire Musk (pictured) would be interested in buying the Merseyside giants
Errol Musk (pictured), Elon’s father, said his son would ‘love’ to buy the Reds
FSG has been criticized by some parts of the fanbase for a perceived lack of spending
Musk Sr. pinned the interest on his family’s ties to the city. “His grandmother was born in Liverpool, and we have family in Liverpool, and we were lucky enough to know a lot of the Beatles, because they grew up with part of my family,” he added. ‘So we’re attached to Liverpool, you know.’
Despite overseeing Liverpool’s return to the top flight of English football and an expansion of Anfield, FSG has been criticized by some sections of the fanbase for a perceived lack of spending on players. Last year, Liverpool made a loss of just £9 million – a drop in the bucket compared to some of their great rivals.
Musk, who is poised for a high position in Donald Trump’s new administration, has recently spoken out as a critic of Sir Keir Starmer.
Elsewhere in the interview, his father said there was a “very good chance” that jailed far-right activist Tommy Robinson would one day become Prime Minister of Britain.