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
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Liverpool's owners have no intention of selling the club - and have received no approach from Elon Musk. In a bombshell admission the tech billionaire's father claimed his son would be interested in buying the Merseyside giants from Fenway Sports Group.
'I can't comment on that, they'll raise the price,' Errol Musk told when asked if Elon was looking to add the Anfield club to a portfolio which includes Tesla and social media site X. But when pressed if there was interest, Musk Senior responded: 'Oh, yes. But that doesn't mean he's buying it. He would like to yes, obviously. Anybody would want to – so would I.'.
The comments quickly went viral, with many debating the merits of such a takeover from the world's richest man, who is deemed a highly controversial figure. But Liverpool insiders have played down the prospect, with FSG understood to be uninterested in a sale and having not been subject to an approach from the 53-year-old, who was born in South Africa.
In May, the club were valued at the fourth most valuable in the world, at £4.3bn. However, such an outlay would total to just over one per cent of Musk's total net worth. Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group have no interest in selling the club amid a recent interview surrounding 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 'would like to' buy the Reds. FSG have been criticised by some sections of the fanbase for a perceived lack of spending.