Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group reportedly have “no desire” to sell the club to controversial and divisive billionaire Elon Musk.
In an interview with his father Errol, Musk’s interest in buying Liverpool was confirmed Times Radio on Tuesday.
Musk Sr. was initially hesitant to comment because “they’re going to raise the price.” But when pressed further on the matter, he quickly relented, raving about the family’s history in Liverpool and how they personally knew “quite a few of the Beatles” as his mother was born in the city.
But the likelihood of Elon Musk, who was a ground-floor investor in Tesla – now the chief executive – and famously bought Twitter for $44 billion, becoming the owner of Liverpool seems almost unlikely.
In response to the interview on her own radio platform: The times It was later reported that FSG had no interest in selling Liverpool and that there had been no contact between Musk and the John W. Henry-led group on such matters. The Reds bosses also have “no desire” to get involved in discussions and are not taking Musk’s father’s statements seriously.
Sky Sports further backed this up on Wednesday morning, stating that Liverpool was considered “not for sale” and that there had been “no overtures” from Musk or anyone else.
Despite the obvious historical family connection to Liverpool, Musk has previously claimed Manchester United was his “favorite team” growing up and even joked that he would buy the club in 2022.
FSG, whose sports portfolio began with the Boston Red Sox, completed a £300 million takeover in 2010 to buy the club from unpopular former owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett. Over the last 15 years, Liverpool has returned to the top of English and European football.
The Reds were named the fourth most valuable football club in the world Forbes in 2024, behind only Real Madrid, Manchester United and Barcelona, with an estimated value of £4.3 billion. Such an amount would be a drop in the ocean for South African-born Musk, whose incredible personal fortune is estimated at around £340 billion, although that is far from the case.
FSG has been seeking external investment in Liverpool relatively recently, selling a small minority stake to American sports investment firm Dynasty Equity in 2023 for between £82m and £164m. This money was mainly used to pay off bank debts and the owners never wanted to give up majority control.