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- Latest betting odds say there's a 63% chance of the first bid to acquire a controlling stake of Manchester United to be accepted in 2023
- Elon Musk has flirted with buying Man United in the past and is 9/2 to buy a Premier League side as the next step in his career
- Manchester United won the Carabao Cup on Sunday
Latest betting odds say there's a 63% chance of the first bid to acquire a controlling stake of Manchester United to be accepted in 2023
The takeover of Manchester United is one of the biggest news stories in English football currently and bookies say that there's a 63% chance it happens this year.
According to the latest odds from Smarkets they make it 4/7 for the first bid to acquire a controlling stake of United to be accepted at some point in 2023.
The latest reports though suggest that the Glazers, who are the current owners of United, are split on the sale of the club with bids not meeting their £6bn valuation.
| When will Manchester United's takeover happen? | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4/7 | 63.6% |
| 2024 or later | 11/10 | 47.6% |
It may be that any potential takeover takes longer than this year and bids aren't accepted for months so 2024 or later has shortened in the betting market.
It's now just 11/10 that United's takeover happens in 2024 or later with the latest odds giving a 47% chance of that being the case.
Elon Musk has flirted with buying Man United in the past and is 9/2 to buy a Premier League side as the next step in his career
Bookmakers gave odds towards the end of last year of 9/2 that Elon Musk buys a Premier League club as his next investment choice and it’s something that he has flirted with in the past on Twitter.
Back in August, Musk tweeted that he was buying Manchester United but since stated that he was just joking.
After one Twitter user asked if he was being serious Musk tweeted it was a long running joke and that he wouldn’t be buying any sports clubs.
When it comes to Musk's next venture though no one really knows for certain what is going on with the Twitter CEO.
Manchester United won the Carabao Cup on Sunday
Erik Ten Hag and his Manchester United side won the Carabao Cup on Sunday to kick start a new era at Old Trafford.
United are as big as 12/1 to win the Premier League this season with the club one of the in-form teams since the World Cup break.
Ten Hag will be wanting his team to really push on from winning the Carabao Cup to getting even more silverware this campaign.
