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Elon Musk claims to buy Manchester United in shocking announcement amid Twitter legal battle

ELON MUSK has dropped another bomb - claiming to buy Manchester United.

The 51-year-old made the shocking announcement on his Twitter late Tuesday night.

Manchester United is owned by the Glazer family, who also run his Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

It is unclear if Tesla's CEO is serious about buying the Premier League club.

Manchester United are one of the biggest sports teams in the world, but they have struggled in recent years.

They haven't won a league since his 2013 season, and fans have protested against the owner on numerous occasions.

The club is still a commercial powerhouse, worth around £4 billion - just under $5 billion.

Musk tweeted on Tuesday night.

Further confusing, Musk tweeted in direct reply to another political post.

The first tweet read: “To be clear, I support the left half of the Republican Party and the right half of the Democratic Party!

It has been a whirlwind for Musk and Twitter for months after the billionaire decided to pull out of the deal over a dispute over a fake account bot.

Entrepreneur believes there are far more bots on Twitter than authorities claim and accuses him of not providing enough information to settle his purchase

Dissatisfied with the backtracking, his superiors decided to take Musk to court.

Lawyers from both sides had five days from October 17 to Face off in Chancery Court, Delaware.

Twitter's team has called for a trial to begin as early as September to prevent Musk from further defaming the company.

Musk hopes to launch in February 2023, and the "Warp Speed" trial will attempt to derail his claims that the platform is cluttered with spambots. claimed to be an attempt.