Everton’s former chief Keith Wyness has insisted Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos will avoid investing in Man United as they are a ‘PR disaster’. the 66-year-old – who served as CEO at Goodison Park between 2004 and 2009 and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – claimed the billionaire duo would need to be given a ‘unique edge’ to be persuaded to buy into the Red Devils.
(24 December), United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe raised the prospect of Musk or Bezos – the two richest men in the world – providing funds to help pay for a stadium before purchasing his shares in United earlier this year. A club task force has initially concluded the best option would be the creation of a new stadium for the Red Devils, boasting a capacity of up to 100,000. Ratcliffe has already seen calls for government funding for the project turned down and these new reports suggest thought has gone into approaching other sources for help. Join the Football Insider WhatsApp channel to get all our exclusives and the breaking transfer news FIRST. “I don’t think there is, all I can see is a look at simple financing for any new stadium. I don’t see either of them doing that, unless there is an added advantage which would give them a unique edge.“These two have got access to huge sums, but I think these stories are wide of the mark