Liverpool fans have expressed concern over the revelation that billionaire Elon Musk is interested in buying the Premier League leaders.
Musk's father Errol was questioned about his son, who is the richest man in the world with wealth estimated at £334bn, allegedly having an interest in buying the club.
'I can't comment on that. They will raise the price,' Errol said on Times Radio, laughing.
He admitted that his son had shown interest, but refused to declare specific negotiations.
'Oh yes. But that doesn't mean he believes it,” he replied. 'He would like it so, obviously. Anyone would want to do it, me too!
When asked why Musk is specifically interested in Liverpool, his father revealed that his family has generational links to the Merseyside city.
In recent months, Musk has become one of Donald Trump's closest allies.
Musk has reportedly expressed interest in buying Premier League leaders Liverpool.
“His grandmother was born in Liverpool and we had relatives in Liverpool, and we were lucky enough to know the Beatles quite a bit because they grew up with some of my family. So we're linked to Liverpool, you know,” he told Times Radio.
Liverpool supporters reacted to the news with concern, as Musk has faced growing criticism over his use of his X platform, formerly Twitter, amid separate disputes over domestic immigration policy and comments on foreign affairs.
Musk has also become Donald Trump's right-hand man in recent months, reportedly donating around $270 million to the Republican Party before his election victory to help him return to the White House.
The couple has been photographed at multiple events since Trump's election victory in November, from celebrations at Trump's Mar-A-Lago base in Florida to attending UFC fights and college football games together.
“Anyone in favor of Elon Musk buying Liverpool can do so,” wrote one Liverpool fan on X.
“Any Liverpool fan who wants to buy Elon Musk is not a Liverpool fan,” added another.
A third wrote: “I don't think there is a single genuine Liverpool fan who wants Elon Musk around the club.”
Liverpool fans have united in their opposition to Musk buying the club.
One fan expressed concern that Musk would quickly strip the club's identity, should he ultimately succeed in his bid to take over the club.
'Elon Musk's ownership of Liverpool will be 100% worse than FSG. At first I would sign a lot of players. In two or three years it would erase the club's identity, worse than INEOS at United,” concluded one fan.
“He would still sign and spend money, he likes to win.” Choose your poison.'
Another simply wrote: “Keep Elon Musk away from Liverpool Football Club.”
The 53-year-old billionaire already owns Tesla, SpaceX and X (formerly Twitter) and is reportedly interested in expanding his business empire further.
Musk previously described his grandmother, who was born in 1923 and died in 2011 aged 87, as “an important part” of his childhood, which included time spent in Merseyside as a child on holiday.
“My Nana was one of those poor working class girls with no one to protect her who could have been kidnapped in modern-day Britain,” he said in X.
'She was very strict, but also kind and I could always count on her. “She grew up very poor in England during the Great Depression and was bombed in World War II,” he said.
Musk previously described his grandmother, who was born in 1923 and died in 2011 aged 87, as “an important part” of his childhood, which included time spent in Merseyside.
Elon Musk (second from left) at a family wedding in Canada attended by his British-born 'Nana' Cora (bottom row, far right) in 2001. He was born in Liverpool in 1923 and died in South Africa in 2011 , at 87 years old.
“To earn money for food, I cleaned houses, leaving me with a lasting respect for those who do it.”
The South African-born Tesla mogul once proudly declared that he was “of British/English origin, not Afrikaner.”
When Margaret Thatcher died in 2013, the businessman paid tribute on Twitter (which he now owns and has renamed X) saying the late Prime Minister was “tough but sensible and fair like my English Nana”.
His grandmother, Cora Amelia Robinson, was one of five siblings born in the family's modest terraced house in Mossley Hill, Liverpool, in August 1923.
She grew up in pre-war poverty as part of a “proud, hard-working family” before leaving the United Kingdom to settle in South Africa, where she married Walter Musk in 1944.
The couple had a son, Errol, who had three children: Elon, his brother Kimbal, and his sister Tosca. As well as the North West, Musk also has relatives in other parts of England.
If Musk is serious about purchasing Liverpool FC, he will make an offer to current owner John Henry, who also owns the MLB team Boston Red Sox and the NHL team Pittsburgh Penguins.