Reds owners Fenway Sports Group (FSG) have not received any offers for the club despite the father of the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, saying his son was interested in purchasing it.

Elon’s father, Errol Musk, told Times Radio that his son was interested in Liverpool but did not comment when asked about any offers being made.

“I can’t comment on that. They’ll raise the price,” he said. When pushed for an answer, he added: “Oh, yes. But that doesn’t mean he’s buying it. He would like to yes, obviously. Anybody would want to, so would I.”

The club was ranked as the fourth most valuable one in the world by Forbes, with an estimated value in the region of R100-billion.

That figure is merely 1% of Elon Musk’s net worth.

Current American owners FSG purchased Liverpool back in 2010 for £300-million (± R7-billion); according to Sky Sports News, they have no current intention of selling.

“Liverpool are not for sale. The owners have not received any offers or approaches from anyone, including Elon Musk or any members of his family,” Sky Sports News chief reporter Kaveh Solhekol said.

“It is true to say that around two-and-a-half years ago, Liverpool’s owners were looking for some outside investment but nothing came out of those talks.

“If he really wanted to buy Liverpool, nothing would stop him apart from Liverpool fans. The first hurdle would be to convince Liverpool’s owners to sell the club. We know everything has its price.”

Musk’s father went on to say, in his interview with Times Radio, that the family share a close link to the city of Liverpool — further explaining the rumoured interest.

“His grandmother was born in Liverpool, and we have relatives in Liverpool, and we were fortunate to know quite a lot of the Beatles because they grew up with some of my family,” he said.

“So, we are attached to Liverpool, you know.”

Pictured above: Elon Musk.

Source: @watch_lfc