Elon Musk wants to buy Liverpool in huge takeover, says his dad who fears club will raise price for world’s richest man
ELON MUSK wants to complete a stunning takeover of Liverpool, according to the billionaire’s dad.
The Tesla and X chief, 53, is worth a staggering £340billion – making him the richest man in the world.
And Musk – who has relatives who were born and raised on Merseyside – is keen to invest some of his astronomical wealth into the Premier League leaders.
Dad Errol confirmed the surprising news while speaking on Times Radio.
Musk Snr was asked: “Does your son want to buy Liverpool Football Club?”
And Errol replied: “I can’t comment on that, they’ll raise the price!”
“Oh yes, [he has expressed a desire], but that doesn’t mean he’s buying it.”
Errol was pushed further and asked if buying the Reds was “in his son’s sights”.
And Musk Snr didn’t hold back, adding: “He would like to yes, obviously. Anybody would want to – so would I.
“His grandmother was born in Liverpool, and we have relatives in Liverpool, and we were fortunate to know quite a few of the Beatles because they grew up with some of my family.
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“So, we are attached to Liverpool you know.”
Liverpool have been owned by Fenway Sports Group since 2010 – when they took over from the largely unpopular George Gillett and Tom Hicks.
In September 2023, FSG sold a minority stake to a US investment firm, Dynasty Equity, to help repay debts incurred by a combination of factors, including the Covid pandemic, Anfield redevelopment and repurchasing the club’s Melwood training ground.
In Forbes‘ most-recent table, Liverpool rank FOURTH in the list of most valuable football teams in the world.
The Reds are valued at a whopping £4.3bn – with Musk worth 80 TIMES that.
While a potential takeover looks extraordinarily unlikely, Liverpool chiefs have long maintained they were always open to serious, suitable investors.
At the time of the Dynasty Equity investment, FSG president Mike Gordon said: “Our long-term commitment to Liverpool remains as strong as ever.
“We have always said that if there is an investment partner that is right for Liverpool then we would pursue the opportunity to help ensure the club’s long-term financial resiliency and future growth.
“We look forward to building upon the longstanding relationship with Dynasty to further strengthen the club’s financial position and sustain our ambitions for continued success on and off the pitch.”
Who is Elon Musk?
Here's what you need to know...
Controversial billionaire Elon Musk was born in Pretoria, South Africa in 1971.
As a 12-year-old child he taught himself computer programming and sold the code of a video game to a PC magazine for $500 (£300).
At 17, he moved to Canada to study, before gaining two degrees in physics and business at the University of Pennsylvania.
At the age of 24 he moved to California to start a Ph.D. in applied physics and material science at Stanford University – but left the programme after just two days to pursue other projects.
Now 50, he is the founder and CEO of SpaceX, co-founder, CEO and product architect of Tesla Motors, co-founder and chairman of SolarCity, co-chairman of Opan AI, co-founder of Zip2 and founder of X.com, which merged with PayPal.
He’s also working on a human brain chip project called Neuralink.
Musk’s stated aim is to reduce global warming and save humans from extinction by setting up a colony on Mars.
The billionaire inventor is also working on the world’s largest lithium-ion battery to store renewable energy.