No. Not in a million years. Not even if he put 100,000 seats in Anfield and promised free tickets forever more. January is usually a time when a name linked with a club sparks excitement but there was none of that on Merseyside when the spectre of Elon Musk emerged.
There had been mirth in the city last weekend when phones started pinging with WhatsApp messages showing the front page of the Weekend Sport — a publication best known for its pictures and taking a sideways look at things — with a headline pronouncing: ‘Elon Musk set to buy LFC.