No. Not in a million years. Not even if it put 100,000 seats at Anfield and promised free tickets forever. January is usually a time when a name linked to a club generates excitement, but there was none of that on Merseyside when the specter of Elon Musk arose.
Last weekend there was joy in the city when phones started ringing with WhatsApp messages showing the cover of Weekend Sport (a publication best known for its photographs and sidelong glances) with a headline that read: “Elon Musk ready to buy LFC.'
It seemed a little early for April Fool's Day, but lo and behold, Musk's father, Errol, went on Times Radio on Tuesday afternoon to outline his son's wish. Apparently, this was not a tall tale, but a genuine statement that the richest man in the world wants to acquire a new toy.
“His grandmother was born in Liverpool,” Errol revealed. “And we have relatives in Liverpool, and we were lucky enough to know a lot of the Beatles because they grew up with some of my family. “He's expressed his wish, but that doesn't mean he's believing it.
Thank God. It should be noted that Liverpool reacted with disbelief when contacted about the comments. Fenway Sports Group (FSG) has no intention of selling and there is a better chance of the Liver Birds taking flight from their position overlooking the Pier Head than Musk getting the keys to Anfield.
Still, some wondered on the social media platform he bought (and subsequently destroyed) whether Musk, with his piles and piles of cash, being in charge of Liverpool might be a good thing.
Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, would have expressed his desire to buy Liverpool
Fortunately, Liverpool's owners FSG have no interest in selling the club to the billionaire (pictured owner John W Henry, left, and chairman Tom Werner)
I would never sit in The Kop again if Musk turned up in Liverpool, even if the tickets were free.
Contractual disputes can be easily resolved when you have billions in the bank. Modern football is now seen through a prism, by a certain generation of fans, where success equates to your spending power or whether you can “win the transfer window”. The appetite of some to see deals closed is voracious.
One account put it to a vote. Surprisingly, just under 40 per cent of those responding to @AnfieldEdition would be in favor of one man being in control of Liverpool and appearing determined to cause more social chaos than Heath Ledger's Joker in The Dark Knight.
Not that it bothered him in the least, but this observer would never sit in the Kop again if Musk turned up in Liverpool. His way of seeing life, his views and his behavior do not match the way the people of this city act.
Put another way, Tom Hicks and George Gillett – the owners who brought Liverpool to the brink of administration in October 2010 – would be more attractive than Musk, who would sweep away tradition and find a way to monetise it.
“I don't like bullies or hypocrites, and he (Musk) embodies both,” John Amaechi, the pioneering British basketball player, observed last month in a podcast with American sports journalist Dan Le Batard.
He is a scammer. I don't like people who, on the one hand, talk about themselves and, on the other, never do anything.
'He's a cuckoo. I keep saying this because it is important that we recognize who he is. It is implanted in someone else's organization. Then find a way to own it. Then find a way to be known as the founder.
'He is not the founder of Tesla. He simply had a legal agreement with the two gentlemen who founded Tesla (Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning) that he could call himself the founder.
FSG have their critics amid contractual stalemates with stars such as Mo Salah and Virgil van Dijk
But Musk's views and behavior are at odds with the way the people of Merseyside act.
George Gillett and Tom Hicks, who almost took Liverpool into administration, would be more attractive than Musk
Musk taking over Liverpool is like asking if you would like to see your dream house torn down
“He does nothing unless he knows he will receive something in return. He is a capricious, cruel and deviant man. He wants without need and is insatiable. He will never have enough.
Beautifully placed. However, there is an element of Liverpool fans who believe that FSG will never be able to give Liverpool enough, that they are lazy and a barrier to progress. These feelings have intensified during unresolved talks with Mohamed Salah, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil van Dijk.
But Musk instead of them? It's like asking if you would like the dream house you built to be torn down or blown up. No. Let this be one of those January stories where the link disappears as quickly as it arose.