Twitter set to accept Elon Musk's $43bn takeover offer

Tesla and SpaceX chief executive Elon Musk Mr Musk said he he has lined up 46.5 billion dollars (£36.2 billion) in financing to buy Twitter, putting pressure on the company’s board to negotiate a deal (Susan Walsh/AP)

Twitter is poised to agree a sale to Elon Musk for around $43 billion (€40 billion) in cash, the price the chief executive of Tesla has called his "best and final" offer for the social media company, people familiar with the matter said.

Twitter may announce the $54.20-per-share deal later on Monday once its board has met to recommend the transaction to Twitter shareholders, the sources said. It is always possible that the deal collapses at the last minute, the sources added.