Elon Musk's reported interest in buying a Premier League club has seemingly been confirmed by his father, Errol.
Musk is the richest person in the world, according to Forbes – who estimate he has a current net worth of $425.2bn (£339.3bn).
The South Africa-born billionaire has amassed his astonishing wealth through various business ventures and is the current CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, as well as the owner of social media platform X (formerly Twitter).
On Saturday, a sensational report was published in the Weekend Sport which claimed that Musk was potentially interested in submitting a takeover bid for Premier League giants Liverpool.
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Musk has strong links to Merseyside through his paternal grandmother, who was born and brought up in Liverpool.
The Liverpool Echo report that his nan, Cora Robinson, was born in Mossley Hill in August 1923 - leaving England to settle in South Africa, where she later married Walter Musk in 1944.
Their son and Musk's father, Errol, has now spoken on the tech billionaire's reported interest in buying Liverpool and has seemingly given it more weight.
"Does your son want to buy Liverpool Football Club?" Errol was asked on Times Radio.
"I can't comment on that, they'll raise the price," he chuckled in reply, before adding: "Oh yes, [he has expressed a desire], but that doesn't mean he's buying it."
When quizzed further if buying the club was 'in his son's sights', Musk added: "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.
"So, we are attached to Liverpool you know."
How much would Liverpool cost Musk?
Liverpool are currently valued at around £4.2bn by Forbes although it is not clear if current owners Fenway Sports Group would consider selling the club for this price.
A Todd Boehly-led consortium completed a £4.25bn takeover of Chelsea back in 2022 and it is likely Liverpool's owners would seek a figure in excess of that to part ways with the current Premier League and Champions League leaders.
Liverpool principal owner John W. Henry has previously played down the likelihood of FSG selling the club in the near future.
After rumours emerged of a possible takeover attempt in 2023, Henry told the Boston Sports Journal: "Will we be in England forever? No. Are we selling LFC? No.
"Are (we) talking with investors about LFC? Yes. Will something happen there? I believe so, but it won't be a sale. Have we sold anything in the past 20 plus years?"
FSG later agreed to sell a minority stake in the club worth between £82m and £164m to global sports investment firm Dynasty Equity.
Topics: Premier League, Football, Champions League, Liverpool
Rory O'Callaghan