Elon Musk's stance on EPL club ownership revealed as historic tweet goes viral

Elon Musk's stance on owning a Premier League club was revealed in a past tweet which has gone viral after he was sensationally linked with Liverpool.

Musk's father claimed the billionaire tycoon is interested in splashing the cash at Anfield - although the Reds' hierarchy have received no official approach.

Worth an estimated £340billion, any investment from Musk would be a mere drop in the ocean, and he name-dropped one club he most wanted to invest in in 2022.

The posts, which have since resurfaced in the wake of the shock Merseyside takeover rumours, also shed light on whether his interest should be taken seriously.

'Also, I'm buying Manchester United ur [sic] welcome,' Musk tweeted.

One account, looking to gauge whether Musk was joking, replied: 'Are you serious?'

Musk then clarified, saying: 'No, this is a long-running joke on Twitter. I'm not buying any sports teams. Although, if it were any team, it would be Man U.

'They were my fav team as a kid.'

As reported by Mail Sport, Liverpool's owners have no intention of selling the club regardless of any potential concrete interest from Musk.

In a bombshell interview, Musk's father, Errol, confirmed that the businessman may look to add the club to a portfolio also including SpaceX, Tesla and X.

'I can't comment on that, they'll raise the price,' Errol told Times Radio.

Pressed on whether there was indeed interest, Errol 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.'

But Liverpool insiders are understood to have played down the prospect with their Fenway Sports Group owners not currently interested in a sale.

In May, the club were valued as the fourth most valuable in the world, at £4.3bn. Such an outlay, however, would total to just over one per cent of Musk's total net worth.

When asked why Musk is specifically interested in Liverpool, his father revealed that his family has links to the city stretching back several decades.

'His grandmother was born in Liverpool, and we had relatives in Liverpool, and we were fortunate to know quite a lot of the Beatles because they grew up with some of my family. So, we are attached to Liverpool, you know,' Errol added.

FSG bought Liverpool for just £300million back in 2010 and have shown no signs of moving on despite facing criticism from supporters over a perceived failure to spend big on transfers.