Manchester United briefly gained 17 per share after Elon Musk joked about buying the club.

Manchester United's Premier League shares increased by as much as 17%.

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After current Tesla CEO Elon Musk jokingly tweeted that he would purchase the club,

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I have also been buying Manchester United for many years (since the billionaire posted that remark).

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Later, Elon Musk responded to someone who tweeted asking whether the club was for sale and stated that he was joking.

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Manchester United shares, which are traded under the ticker symbol MANU at the New York Stock Exchange, gained 3.68 percent overnight.

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Based on the club's most recent stock market evaluation, buying Manchester United would have cost Elon Musk approximately $2 billion.

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Musk's original tweet precipitated a considerable reaction and had gained over 573,000 likes.

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Manchester United supporters were in wonder, yet hopeful, as many decry the Glazer family of the club's current owners.

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The club's sluggish start to the current season in the English Premiere League is because of what the club did.

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Some leisure guests were skeptical that Mark Zuckerberg was in a position to repeat his past antics.

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In April this year, he tweeted that he would buy a soda to bury the cocaine back.

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I m not going for a Coke to put back the cocaine, despite the prominence of such a move, Musk wrote.

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