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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Liam Wood

'Make it happen' - Manchester United fans react to Elon Musk takeover news as billionaire 'monitors' club

Manchester United supporters have offered up mixed views on reports suggesting Elon Musk is preparing to launch an offer to purchase the Premier League club.

Musk, 51, has amassed a staggering £157billion wealth through tech-based businesses and is best known as the CEO of Tesla - the innovative US automotive company. He bought social media platform Twitter last year for $44billion and also founded SpaceX.

He previously joked about buying United on Twitter before confirming his "interest" at that time was merely a tongue-in-cheek comment. Fast forward to the present juncture and reports from Mail Online claim that Musk is "monitoring" the ongoing ownership situation at Old Trafford.

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