Elon Musk's father, Errol, has confirmed his son's interest in buying Liverpool Football Club, pointing to the family's long association with the English city.
Musk is ranked as the richest individual in the world by Forbeswith a net worth of more than £330bn – almost double that of his nearest rival, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. In addition to his ownership of SpaceX, Tesla and social media website 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, the current leaders of England's top league and the only Champions League team with a perfect record this season, was credited to his father, Errol, in an interview this week.
“Does your son want to buy Liverpool Football Club?” Errol was asked at Times Radio.
“Can't comment on that, they're going to raise the price!” Musk Sr joked. “Oh yes, (he has expressed his desire), but that doesn't mean he's buying it.”
“He would like to, of course. Anyone would – so would I!” added Errol Musk.
A movement for Liverpoolinstead of any other football club, it's not as random as it might seem for a tech entrepreneur with citizenship in South Africa, Canada and the US.
“His grandmother was born in Liverpool,” Musk Sr revealed, “and we have relatives in Liverpool and we've been lucky enough to know a lot of the Beatles because they grew up with some of my family. So we're connected to Liverpool. you know.”
Liverpool is now 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 had been on the brink of financial collapse under the disastrous regime of Tom Hicks and George Gillett.
FSG has seen Liverpool rise from mid-table obscurity to regular Premier League and Champions League challengers with a cost-effective approach that uses statistical analysis. Liverpool opened for foreign investment in November 2022, later clarifying that they were interested in selling a minority stake rather than sanctioning a full sale.
Manchester United – the only English club with 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 that rate, a full sale to Liverpool would be worth between £5-6bn – representing less than 2% of Musk's net worth.