Elon Musk 'To Buy' Manchester United, Announced on Twitter

World’s richest man Elon Musk has a total net worth of $270.1 billion as of August 17, 2022.

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Theh man can buy anything he put his eyes on without giving it a second thought.

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In past few months, there have been a massive controversy regarding him buying a Social Networking Site - Twitter.

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The billionaire recently tweeted about buying the most-valued English Premier League side, Manchester United.

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Owned by the Glazer family, Manchester United are valued at $4.2 billion as per the 2021 Forbes List.

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Fans all around the world gone crazy as soon as this tweet came from Elon Musk.

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Elon can buy all of the top-50 most valued sports teams and still be left with $107 billion meaning he will still be richer than Warren Buffet and Reliance owner Mukesh Ambani.

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But, Musk put his eyes on Manchester United, which is currently at the bottom of the league.

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Later, Musk clarified that he was only joking, saying this is a long-running joke on Twitter.

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