Elon Musk's father has claimed his son would be interested in buying Liverpool. But the Reds have had no contact from the billionaire and Fenway Sports Group have no interest in selling the club. Errol Musk was asked whether his son had his eye on Anfield in a radio interview this week.
"I can't comment on that. They'll raise the price," Musk Sr said. When pressed on whether his son would want to buy the Merseyside club, he added: "Oh, yes. But that doesn't mean he's buying it. "He would like to yes, obviously. Anybody would want to - so would I." Forbes has rated Liverpool with an estimated value of £4.3billion but they would be worth considerably more if they were on the market.
Musk's total net worth is believed to be around £343billion. The owner of X - formerly Twitter - is yet to make a formal offer for the club, though. His father said the interest was partly as there was a family connection to the city. "His grandmother was born in Liverpool, and we have relatives in Liverpool, and we were fortunate to know quite a lot of the Beatles because they grew up with some of my family," he added.
"So, we are attached to Liverpool, you know." It should be noted that in the same interview, Musk Snr also claimed Tommy Robinson could become Prime Minister. In February 2023, Liverpool's principal owner John W Henry distanced himself from considering a sale. He said: "Will we be in England forever? No. Are we selling LFC? Have we sold anything in the past 20+ years?".
