Elon Musk's father, Errol, has confirmed his son's interest in buying Liverpool Football Club, citing the family's long-standing association with the English city.
Musk has previously been ranked as the richest individual in the world ForbesHe has a net worth of more than £330bn – almost double that of his closest rival, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. In addition to his ownership of SpaceX, Tesla, and the social networking site X, Musk has a close relationship with US President Donald Trump. Now, the South African-born billionaire has been linked with a move to Premier League.
Rumors of Musk's interest in buying Liverpool FC, the current and only leader of the Premier League in England UEFA Champions League A team with a perfect record this season, his father Errol was asked in an interview this week.
“Does your son want to buy Liverpool Football Club?” Errol was asked Radio Times.
“I can't comment on that, they will raise the price!” Musk Sr. joked. “Oh yes (he expressed interest), but that doesn't mean he's buying it.”
“Obviously he'd like the answer to be yes. Anyone would, and so would I!” Errol Musk added.
step to Liverpooland not any other football club, is not quite as random as it might seem for a technology entrepreneur with citizenship in South Africa, Canada and the USA.
“His grandmother was born in Liverpool,” Musk Sr. revealed, “and we have relatives in Liverpool, and we were lucky to know quite a few of the Beatles because they grew up with some of my family. So, we're connected to Liverpool. You know.”
Liverpool is already under American ownership. The investment body now known as Fenway Sports Group (FSG) paid just £300m for the Premier League giants in 2010, after the Merseyside club was on the verge of financial collapse under the disastrous regime of Tom Hicks and George Gillett.
FSG has seen Liverpool rise from mid-table midfield to regular contenders in the Premier League and Champions League through a cost-effective approach that uses statistical analysis. Liverpool has opened its doors To outside investment again in November 2022, they later clarified that they were interested in selling a minority stake rather than agreeing to a full sale.
Manchester United – the only English club to have won more Premier League titles than Liverpool – sold a 27.7% stake in the club to Sir Jim Ratcliffe in December 2024, worth around £1.2bn. At this rate, the full sale to Liverpool would be worth between £5 billion and £6 billion, representing less than 2% of Musk's net worth.