Elon Musk would be breaking his own golden rule if he does follow up on his father's comments and buys Liverpool.
On Tuesday, the tech billionaire's father Errol claimed his son is interested in purchasing the Reds and mentioned that the family have links to Liverpool - with his paternal grandmother Cora Robinson said to have been born and raised in the city.
"He would like to yes, obviously," he said on Times Radio.
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"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."
Cora ended up moving to South Africa and later marrying Walter Musk, a South African army sergeant, in 1944. Musk, the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla has a whopping net worth of $425.2bn (£339.3bn) and so would have no problem coming up with the finances to acquire the Premier League and Champions League leaders.
However, he actually has a personal connection with Liverpool's bitter rivals Manchester United and has gone on record to say that they are the only club he would ever buy.
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After joking that he was buying the Red Devils before back-tracking, Musk wrote: "Although, if it were any team, it would be Man U. They were my fav team as a kid."
Liverpool owners respond to Elon Musk 'interest'
Liverpool have been owned by the Fenway Sports Group since October 2010 - though the firm sold a minority stake between 1.9 and 3.8 per cent global sports investment firm Dynasty Equity in September 2023.
However, as per The Times, Liverpool's ownership have "no desire" to hold discussions with Musk and when it comes to the radio interview from father, insiders claim the club are 'not taking [it] terribly seriously'.
Topics: Liverpool, Manchester United
Josh Lawless