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Simon Jordan warns Man United to “be careful” around Elon Musk and claims the £157bn Tesla and Twitter owner is monitoring his £4.5bn sale because he seeks “INFLUENCE”
- Elon Musk is believed to be interested in making a £4.5bn move to buy Man Utd
- Simon Jordan has warned that the tech billionaire may not be the answer for the club
- Jordan suggested that Telsa and the owner of Twitter would seek influence
Former Crystal Palace owner Simon Jordan has warned Manchester United fans that Elon Musk would seek influence if he made a bid for the club.
The tech billionaire is believed to be closely monitoring Manchester United’s ongoing sale ahead of a Friday deadline to submit bids.
Musk is ranked by Forbes as the second richest in the world and owns Twitter, Tesla and SpaceX.
Speaking in talk sportJordan said Musk would seek to increase his own influence if he made an offer for the club and would not necessarily be the owner fans crave.
“Be careful with Elon Musk, although I think he is a brilliant man, he seeks influence,” Jordan said.
Elon Musk is believed to be interested in making a £4.5bn move to buy Manchester United.
Simon Jordan has claimed that the billionaire would make an offer for the club to increase his influence.
Twitter is influence, it is a social network and influence to control the way people think.
‘Owning a football club also complements that way of thinking.
‘Be careful what you wish for when involving these kinds of people.
‘They don’t always think in a straight line and go after what they want to do or benefit others.
“I’ve always thought that an American-owned model is likely to come in.”
Must had previously sent Twitter to a crash when he tweeted that he was buying United, before later saying it was a joke.
He must have posted ‘Also, I’m buying Manchester United, you’re welcome’ in August, as United planned a protest against the Glazer family before a home clash with Liverpool.
The billionaire had admitted that the Red Devils were his favorite team growing up.
Jordan suggested Man United fans should be careful despite wanting Glazers to sell
The deadline to submit takeover bids for Manchester United is Friday
Britain’s richest man, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, has confirmed his intention to bid for United
Sportsmail last week revealed that a group of people from Qatar are ready to submit their own offer.
They are working ’24 hours’ according to sources and are ‘sure’ that theirs will be the strongest package.
Jordan had previously ridiculed the ‘irony’ of Manchester United fans celebrating the potential takeover of the club by Qatari investors after spending a long time calling to take back ‘our club’ from the Glazer family.
Britain’s richest man and Manchester United supporter Sir Jim Ratcliffe has also declared his interest in bidding for the club.