
Billionaire businessman who eclipsed Elon Musk as world's richest man held 'advanced talks' over takeover of Premier League club
Elon Musk, long regarded as untouchable at the summit of the global rich list, found himself toppled this month, and the man who did it has a surprising link to English football. Musk, whose fortune Forbes pegged at a staggering $425 billion earlier this year, slipped after a wobble in his valuation. Into the void stepped Oracle kingpin Larry Ellison, who saw his wealth skyrocket on the back of a stock market surge.