Fans purchase the sports club following Elon Musk's tweet

Elon Musk tweeted earlier today, "Also, I'm buying Manchester United ur welcome.

But when a user asked if he was serious about buying the club, Musk said, "No, this is a long running joke on Twitter. I'm not buying any sports teams."

Some Manchester fans had previously urged Musk on Twitter to consider buying the club.

The world's richest man is currently in the middle of backing out from a $44 billion Twitter deal.

The botched deal is likely to cost billions to Elon Musk after he refused to acquire the social media platform.

Musk, who has over 100 million followers on Twitter, is known to make eccentric tweets to stir controversies

Elon Musk had previously got in trouble with the SEC for tweeting about Dogecoin and influencing its price