Elon Musk said he plans to acquire theManchester United football club.
The billionaire tech entrepreneur flagged the purchase in a short tweet on Tuesday, though it's unclear if he was joking.
Musk, 51, tweeted to his 103 million followers:
He added:
This post quickly garnered a lot of attention, with nearly 40,000 retweets and he over 200,000 likes in a matter of hours.
Last week it was revealed that Musk had sold his nearly US$7 billion (£5.8 billion) stake in Tesla ahead of a legal battle scheduled for October.
