ELON MUSK’S dad claims the eccentric billionaire is looking to buy Premier League leaders Liverpool.
The South African tech genius has shown he has the golden touch when it comes to business.
And Errol Musk claims his son could now branch out into football after helping Donald Trump soar to the American presidency.
Should Musk take charge at Anfield, Liverpool certainly wouldn’t be short of cash.
The Tesla entrepreneur and X owner is worth a staggering £339BILLION.
But where would that figure put him in terms of wealth against the Premier League’s richest?
And what does the current top 10 in England’s top flight look like?
Here, SunSport lifts the lid on the league’s money men…
10. Liverpool, John Henry: £4.2bn
John W Henry is Liverpool’s current owner and heads up the Fenway Sports Group that runs the Merseyside club as well as the Boston Red Sox.
Henry grew up as the son of soya bean farmers and used that expertise to get into business and went on to become a multi-billionaire.
9. Chelsea, Todd Boehly: £5bn
Boehly is the face of the new era at Stamford Bridge after fronting the £4.25bn takeover of Chelsea in May 2022.
The American oversaw a staggering £1bn worth of spending in just three transfer windows in West London.
8. Tottenham, Joe Lewis: £5bn
Joe Lewis first got into business through helping at his dad’s London catering company before selling it off and delving into currency trading.
He is now worth around £5bn and invests in many companies, including the ENIC Group, co-owned by Daniel Levy who is worth £500m, that has full possession of Spurs.
7. Crystal Palace, Josh Harris: £5.7bn
Harris may only have 18 per cent of Crystal Palace but the American owner of Apollo Global Management is a big-time player.
He has teams in the NBA, NHL and NFL on top of his involvement in a motorsport racing side.
6. Aston Villa, Nassef Sawiris: £5.8bn
Nassef Sawiris invested in Aston Villa in 2018 following their play-off defeat to Fulham.
He is the youngest of Egyptian billionaire Onsi Sawiris’ three sons – with his dad launching the Orascom engineering and construction conglomerate.
5. Fulham, Shahid Khan: £9.7bn
Like Kroenke, Shahid Khan has plenty of interest in American sports as the owner of NFL side Jacksonville Jaguars.
He also co-owns All Elite Wrestling with son Tony.
4. Arsenal, Stan Kroenke: £12bn
Weighing in fourth is Arsenal boss Stan Kroenke at £12bn.
The Gunners chief made his money through real estate development, particularly shopping centres and apartment buildings.
3. Man City, Sheikh Mansour: £17bn
Sheikh Mansour purchased the club in September 2008 and has transformed them into a trophy-winning machine, culminating in the 2022-23 Treble.
Mansour comes from the royal family in the United Arab Emirates and is both vice president and deputy prime minister of the gulf state.
2. Man Utd, Sir Jim Ratcliffe: £29.7bn
Sir Jim successfully obtained 25 per cent of Manchester United just over a year ago.
The lifelong supporter made his billions through his petrochemicals company Ineos, which has delved into sport to buy stakes in Ligue 1 side Nice, Lausanne in Switzerland and F1 team Mercedes.
2. Liverpool, Elon Musk: £339bn
The outspoken entrepreneur’s net worth fluctuates on the value of his companies Tesla and SpaceX but he’s currently the world’s richest man.
He also owns Twitter and more recently has become a political player after cosying up to President elect Donald Trump.
1. Newcastle, Saudi Arabia PIF: £538bn
Far and away at the top of the pile is the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund.
The PIF invests on behalf of the country’s government and therefore has astronomical cash reserves, with a latest estimate of around £538bn.
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