Elon Musk buying Liverpool would be like seeing your dream home bulldozed - he is everything this city cannot stand and even if he made every ticket free I would never sit on the Kop again, writes DOMINIC KING
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No. Not in a million years. Not even if he put 100,000 seats in Anfield and promised free tickets forever more. January is usually a time when a name linked with a club sparks excitement but there was none of that on Merseyside when the spectre of Elon Musk emerged.
![[Liverpool owners FSG thankfully have no interest in selling the club to the billionaire (Owner John W Henry, left, and chairman Tom Werner pictured)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/07/20/93837881-14260323-image-a-2_1736283591999.jpg)
There had been mirth in the city last weekend when phones started pinging with WhatsApp messages showing the front page of the Weekend Sport — a publication best known for its pictures and taking a sideways look at things — with a headline pronouncing: ‘Elon Musk set to buy LFC.’.
![[I would never sit on The Kop again if Musk showed up at Liverpool, even if tickets were free]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/07/22/93844801-14260323-image-a-24_1736288050907.jpg)
It felt a bit early for April Fool’s Day but, lo and behold, Musk’s father, Errol, went on Times Radio on Tuesday afternoon to set out his son’s wish. This wasn’t a tall tale, it seemed, but a genuine declaration that the world’s richest man wants to acquire a new plaything.
![[FSG have their critics amid contract stalemates with stars like Mo Salah and Virgil van Dijk]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/07/21/93842167-14260323-image-a-4_1736283858439.jpg)
‘His grandmother was born in Liverpool,’ Errol revealed. ‘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’s expressed his desire but that doesn’t mean he’s buying it.’.
![[But Musk's views and his behaviour don’t chime with how the people of Merseyside act]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/07/21/93842259-14260323-image-a-6_1736283953565.jpg)
Thank God. Liverpool, it should be noted, reacted with incredulity when they were contacted about the comments. Fenway Sports Group (FSG) have no intention of selling and there is more chance of the Liver Birds taking flight from their perch overlooking the Pier Head than Musk getting the keys to Anfield.
![[George Gillett and Tom Hicks, who nearly took Liverpool into administration, would be more appealing than Musk]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/07/21/93842013-14260323-image-a-3_1736283712326.jpg)
