January 9 – Elon Musk’s father says his billionaire son has expressed interest in buying Liverpool, one of the world’s most prestigious footballing brands.
Liverpool is owned by Fenway Sports Group, which has not indicated it wants to sell but has accepted external investment in the past.
Now Errol Musk, in an interview with Times Radio in the UK, claims the world’s richest man has shown an interest in the six-time European champions.
“Oh yes, but that doesn’t mean he’s buying it,” Errol Musk said. “He would like to, yes, obviously, anybody would want to. So would I.”
Under FSG, Liverpool has re-established itself as one of the leading clubs in Europe, winning its first English league title in 30 years in 2020 — one season after gaining the Champions League title. The club is currently leading both the Premier League and Champions League standings.
Errol Musk told Times Radio the family have relatives in Liverpool and that “we were fortunate enough to know quite a few of the Beatles because they grew up with some of my family. So, we are attached to Liverpool you know.”
Earlier this week, Elon Musk – key confidant of US president-elect Donald Trump – caused outrage across the British political spectrum and the British public at large when he used his social network, X, to throw out some highly incendiary comments.
Musk called for a new UK election, accusing Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer of being “deeply complicit” in a highly publicised grooming gangs scandal and going on to claim that Starmer should be in prison.
The tech billionaire declared online: “America should liberate the people of Britain from their tyrannical government.”
Musk has focused on a series of child abuse cases perpetrated largely by groups with Pakistani backgrounds that rocked northern England and which have been used by far-right activists to press for greater immigration laws.
A seven-year inquiry was held under the previous Conservative government but Musk has accused Starmer of failing to bring perpetrators to justice when he was England’s director of public prosecutions between 2008 and 2013.
Starmer, without mentioning Musk by name, this week condemned “lies and misinformation” that he said are undermining British democracy.
He also condemned language used by Musk about Jess Phillips, a government minister responsible for combating violence against women and girls. Musk described Phillips as a “rape genocide apologist” and said she also deserved to be in prison, comments Phillips claims have endangered her life.
“When the poison of the far-right leads to serious threats to Jess Phillips and others, then in my book, a line has been crossed,” Starmer declared.
Whilst there is no indication whatsoever that Fenway would entertain selling out to Musk, it is unlikely that he would be a popular owner with Liverpool supporters. His right-wing political views would not align with the values of Liverpool as a city and as a club. Plus he is reportedly a self-confessed Manchester United fan.
So it doesn’t sound like Musk will be taking the reins at Anfield any time soon.
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